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WWWP · 01-07-2021, 09:16 AM

Is your job at all political in nature or is it reasonable to keep a strict I Don't Talk About Politics at Work rule?

WWWP · 01-07-2021, 09:17 AM

So that's a no?

OccultHawk · 01-07-2021, 09:19 AM

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Originally Posted by elphenor

an equivalent would actually be if I somehow didn't know who James Brown is

Ian Curtis isn’t nearly as famous as James Brown. I’m talking about importance.

YorkeDaddy · 01-07-2021, 09:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Lucem Ferre

You're being a bitch. For 1 don't let this idiot intimidate you into censorship and 2 guns are awesome.

I am definitely being a bitch. But up until now I've thought it was the best way to handle the situation. I don't feel like I gain anything by saying like "actually I don't give a **** that you have a shotgun and I hope AOC is president someday"

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Originally Posted by WWWP

Is your job at all political in nature or is it reasonable to keep a strict I Don't Talk About Politics at Work rule?

Not political at all, we do managed services IT lol

Lucem Ferre · 01-07-2021, 09:22 AM

Just casually tell him you'd let AOC sit on your face while she tries to fix America.

YorkeDaddy · 01-07-2021, 09:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Lucem Ferre

Just casually tell him you'd let AOC sit on your face while she tries to fix America.

This would not be a lie

OccultHawk · 01-07-2021, 09:23 AM

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Originally Posted by YorkeDaddy

Has anyone ever had to work with someone who is incredibly opposite from you politically? I feel like I have to tiptoe around every subject. I generally get along with the dude very well and we have lots of overlapping interests, but sometimes he will randomly be like "so I got a shotgun the other day" apparently thinking I will find that cool and I just don't even know how to respond. Or recently we got to talking about wildfires in California somehow and he was like "yeah you know that whackjob AOC? She's ****ing insane with that green new deal ****" and I did my absolute best to come across as neutral as I could even though I think AOC is ****ing great.

Then later we're talking about books and he shares his Google Drive of audiobooks with me. Lots of cool **** like Lord of the Rings and Harry Potter....and then I see another folder that contains The Right Side of History by Ben Shapiro. I wanted to puke.

I really don't want to get political at work, it just doesn't seem worth the potential conflict or headache. But this guy can't just keep shoving these opinions at me without repercussion right?! What am I supposed to do

Your taste in literature and lack of love for shotguns aside I’d say with your personality you don’t get off on pissing people off or aggro-conflict so based on you being you I think you should just cordially say something like “I’m actually quite liberal but I think you’re a decent dude but I’d rather not talk politics at work. Maybe we can go for a beer and hash it out for fun some time.”

Then kill him.

Plankton · 01-07-2021, 09:27 AM

The owners kid came at me yesterday to show me the chaos at the capital building on his phone. I told him to get that stupid **** out of my face.

Ended that discussion pretty quick. You just have to be tactful. Like, here, have some tact.

OccultHawk · 01-07-2021, 09:27 AM

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I am definitely being a bitch.

I don’t think so. You’re there to get paid and keep that nice crib you got for you and your fam (not assuming anything about your wife’s income) not to fight pointless political battles that might put your livelihood in danger.

Lucem Ferre · 01-07-2021, 09:28 AM

I bet working with OH would be awesome.

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