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I work for a municipality, and while I am fairly new to my specific job, I am not new to municipal government. However, this is a very small city and the work environment is close quarters.
When I don’t participate in my co-workers’ conversations, even walking away when a conversation around me takes a less-than-accepting tone, they tend to glare at me. I don’t really fit in and I feel uncomfortable at work all the time. Miss Manners will, instead, answer your question, which is about how to interact with people whose beliefs you find objectionable -- without losing either your dignity or your job.
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