60% of employees say discussing politics at work is unacceptable—57% do it anyway. (via CNBCMakeIt)
According to a recentof over 1,200 employed adults, 57% of workers say they have talked about politics while on the job — despite 60% saying they "believe discussing politics at work is unacceptable."
Women were more likely than men to say talking politics is unacceptable; 66% of women said it was unacceptable, compared to 54% of men. This disdain for political talk among workers appears to stem from fears that it will negatively impact their careers. Overall, 60% of employees said they believe discussing politics at work could negatively impact their career opportunities. People between the ages of 18 and 34 and Democrats were more likely to have this concern than Republicans .
Over a quarter of people said a co-worker has tried to persuade them to change their political party preference in the past year.were slightly more likely than Democrats to say that they would not want to work with a co-worker who plans to vote for a presidential candidate they don't like.
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