How to Subdue the Potential Toxicity of Workplace Rhetoric

A survey conducted last year by The Harris Poll for job-search platform Glassdoor showed that 60% of 1,200 respondents felt it was unacceptable to talk about politics at work. Yet almost as many said they nonetheless still do so, and 60% said they fear it could hinder their careers. Furthermore, 21% of those surveyed said they wouldn’t want to work with a co-worker who supported a presidential candidate they didn’t like. These findings underscore what many of us already know from experience: Politics has rarely been so polarizing and volatile, not to mention ever-present, in the workplace. It also shows that many