I don’t usually start political conversations at work but if
someone else does I let them know my thoughts.
I was just at a trade show with several colleagues. Most of us lean conservative. One woman is more independent and leans a bit left.
When we left she gave me a hug in the parking lot and called me her favorite Republican. I went to my truck and grabbed my MAGA hat then hugged her again to laughs all around.
You’re lucky. I retired from a Big 10 university and, once they learned I was a conservative, I ended up eating lunch alone most of the time. It wasn’t so much that I was a conservative, but rather that they were uncomfortable because they were unable to discuss why they supported the positions they did. Kinda sad in a way...