Here's your excuse to avoid getting sucked into a political argument at work.
A day after President Donald Trump’s Senate impeachment proceedings ended in his acquittal, there’s a good chance people are talking about it on the job — even if they think it’s inappropriate to discuss politics at work.
‘The division we already have in the workplace now has been multiplied.’ —Society for Human Resource Management President and CEO Johnny Taylor, Jr. In fact, worker turnover because of “toxic” office cultures has already cost companies $223 billion in the past five years, up 24% from 2008 to 2012, according to findings released in last fall from the Society for Human Resource Management .
On Wednesday, Republican-controlled Senate voted to acquit 52-48 on the abuse of power article, and 53-47 on the obstruction article. Sen. Mitt Romney of Utah was the sole Republican to vote for Trump’s conviction in the abuse of power count.“The division we already have in the workplace now has been multiplied,” SHRM President and CEO Johnny Taylor, Jr. said.
More human resource professionals are grappling with how to handle workers who talk politics on the job. It may be a politically fraught time, but it’s also an extremely tight job market where many companies are working hard to ensure workers don’t leave for another position.
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