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Re:One Google Staffer Fired, Two Others Put on Leave Amid Te... by RickJWagner on Tuesday November 12, 2019 @09:34PM (#21520706)
Yes, this.

Politics in America runs about 50-50. Religion is similarly every person's preference.

Taking either of those to work is a formula for disaster. I'm just amazed that companies haven't done a better job of enforcing "Leave that at home" 'till now. It really wasn't a thing until a decade or so ago.

Re:One Google Staffer Fired, Two Others Put on Leave Amid Te... by TheOtherHobbes on Wednesday November 13, 2019 @03:50AM (#21522181)
Politics is already at work. The larger the corporation, the more likely it is to be involved in politics in a very direct way.

As a minion, you're discouraged from holding an opinion on company time, and even more strongly discouraged from doing anything that might affect the natural corporate power balance.

Active political engagement is a privilege reserved for upper management, who certainly won't be leaving their opinions at home.

Re:One Google Staffer Fired, Two Others Put on Leave Amid Te... by chii on Wednesday November 13, 2019 @06:43AM (#21523031)
> Politics is already at work. The larger the corporation, the more likely it is to be involved in politics in a very direct way.

politics "at work" is not the same as a company being involved in politics (or pushing for a particular political party).

Work time is time the employer paid you to do a job. Unless said job involves activism, engaging in such activism is not a productive use of your time.