“About one-third of Basecamp employees accepted buyouts today”

Re:“About one-third of Basecamp employees accepted buyouts t... by ErikVandeWater on Friday April 30, 2021 @06:55PM (#27000597)

Politics is different than BeachBody talk because it is moralistic in nature. Politics turns people's brains off much better than other forms of discussion because it combines in-group out-group bias with moral righteousness. Same thing with religion, but religion is brought up much less frequently at work.

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Re:“About one-third of Basecamp employees accepted buyouts t... by lazide on Friday April 30, 2021 @07:09PM (#27000732)

BeachBody talk can however goes towards the other third rail in a business/corporate environment - sex.

Politics, religion, and sex are always going to be a problem in a company, as they distract from the core mission, divide people along lines that aren’t helpful in accomplishing the core mission, and add large potential liabilities everywhere.

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Re:“About one-third of Basecamp employees accepted buyouts t... by EvilEy3 on Saturday May 01, 2021 @04:12AM (#27004376)

Politics and religion comes up most of the times, never heard people discussing sex.

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Re:“About one-third of Basecamp employees accepted buyouts t... by lazide on Sunday May 02, 2021 @01:41PM (#27017140)

Then you’ve been in some decently professional places! I definitely have, and have had people try to start conversations on the topic many times at one of the FAANGS when I worked there, and other places too.

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