word must have gotten out that she is a “fellow traveler” and she was promoted by like-minded superiors (our ‘betters’)
This is how they take over institutions
Do what you have to do, but the general conservative consensus on this thread seems to be “Roll over, give in and up, don’t stand up/BOHICA, let/’em win”. I guess you can’t argue with the policy that helped get us where we are today.
With the exception of open political talk, she sounds like a good worker and reasonable person. It’s entirely possible she’ll realize that now she has a position of authority and needs to remain more guarded with her opinions. My advice is to wait and see (and not worry) - things may very well turn out just fine. Most bosses are more interested in employees that don’t cause issues rather than political allies.
Here's mine [my former tag-line].
Never attempt to explain yourself to a liberal. You're not the jackass-whisperer.
That's it. Period. Don't discuss ideology. Don't discuss politics. If she brings it up, ignore it. They're beyond reason. You just have to accept that since she's your supervisor.
Only one way to find out. Definitively confute one of her positions, and note whether she admits defeat on said issue.
If she won't concede, put in for a transfer.
I worked in HR for a Tier I automotive stamping plant for 25 years until I was transferred to our corporate offices where I remained for the next 9 years.
At the plant level, personal politics was never an issue because our primary concern was manufacturing productivity and it was always union complaints against management and visa versa. In other words, we had more important things to think about than our co-workers' personal politics.
You on the other hand, work for a service provider, the hospital where you have to interact with co-workers and report to your supervisors. With the exception of the patients you deal with, that's all you do.
So here's my advice to you: Never, ever discuss politics with your new younger and idealistic supervisor. If you have any inclination whatsoever that she may be developing a hostile attitude towards you simply because of your political views then start recording a diary of every questionable conversation you may have with her.
She is your supervisor now right? Your performance reviews by her WILL BE INFLUENCED by her subjective view of you as a person who holds a different political opinion than hers rather then an idyllic objective analysis of your job performance. That's the biggest argument against performance reviews, keeping subjective and personal opinions out of the equation. That's human nature and you're not going to get around it in your profession especially when dealing with non-professional kids.
After almost 35 years with my company I eventually lost my job but during the last 5 months, expecting something was in the works, I kept a diary of everything that transpired and I ended up with 12 pages of documentation that I could have submitted to the state had I chosen to file an age discrimination case against my employer.
So here's my final advice: Don't discuss politics with libtards who have positions of authority over you.........
As a matter of caution, do not initiate political subjects and conversations, and when your boss does, from time to time point out that liberalism and conservatism are both valid political philosophies.
Liberalism is based to a large degree on benevolent feelings toward others and a desire to help them. This is commendable and makes liberalism especially appealing to the helping professions -- nursing, teaching, social work, and so on. Some major advances in American life have come at the urging of liberals.
Conservatism is also benevolent, but it is based not on feelings, but on hard facts that limit what good can be done in the world. Resources are limited, people tend to be self-interested and are sometimes mean, destructive, or evil, and adopting bad laws and policies can squander resources, destroy social trust, erode important institutions, and even wreck entire countries.
Liberals aim to make major changes that improve the lot of others and make a better and more just society. Conservatives prefer to assure that the good things be preserved, and that they run properly and improve incrementally. We do best by permitting both philosophies to be expressed and to pick and choose the best they have to offer on the merits.
In the American context, conservatives aim to preserve the freedoms and opportunities that America offers, which are based on our constitutional system, the bill of rights, the rule of law, and on traditional virtues.
Note also that, despite what liberals may think, conservatives are not hard-hearted or unsympathetic to others. Studies repeatedly show that conservatives give more in charitable donations and volunteer more for charitable work than liberals.
Why? Again, conservatism is a philosophy based not on grand feelings and gestures but on facts and small, practical steps.
If political conservations get too risky or tedious, one approach is to shut them down by diminishing their appeal. Do some internet research on your boss's favorite issues. Have an article or two from National Review or the Weekly Standard or some other good source at the ready, and, when pressed on an issue, offer it as an explanation of your views.
Liberals are usually flummoxed by having to deal with well stated, written refutations of their views. A few doses of that tends to curb their appetite for political gabbing. There is nothing more deflating to generous, liberal feelings than repeated doses of hard facts.
Ignore. Smile. Be the Happy Warrior. She will either have an epiphany or remain ignorant. She already knows you are conservative. You are living rent free inside her head. Don’t let it be the other way around.
She ceased being a "friend" when she became your manager. Have a cry and buy some flowers or something to console yourself because if you considered her a friend before, that's over and done with forever. She's dead to you. This might seem harsh, but if some third party thinks you are getting special breaks because of your friendship, it won't go well for either of you, even if unfounded. She'll go hard on you just to prove otherwise.
Secondly, stop talking to people. I don't know why anybody ever has this insane urge to "vent." Nothing good ever comes of it and if you want to work for this prog you'd better get used to keeping your trap shut, and not just around her. Others you think of as "friends" could decide one day to go "vent" to her and your ass is in a vice.
You were correct to speak with her first about the policy violations, but a curt notification is all you should give. If she fails to act, then you can go up the ladder if you have to to get it resolved. Keep it on a professional level. If you know where it is in the company policy, be prepared. But no venting. It's bad "office politics." It might make you "feel better," but it just pisses off everybody else around you and marks you a malcontent. BTW, even if you've been in the job for years earning your cred, you can still be brought down by petty office politics.
When she mentions politics, tell her to shut her pie hole, and you won’t report her this time.
IMHO...
you have your present job/work/business life that in the immediate term is difficult to change.
Over time, however, there’s a lot everyone can do to effect good changes in society.
Posting at FR is a good start, then take it from there, the sky’s the limit !
My Gf here in L.A. is a also a medical professional and one thing I’ve learned in life is NEVER open up to another female as they never keep a secret, plus she’s a lib? That’s a losing proposition.
I’m not into providing a solution like most Freepers saying “leave your job” which to them, sounds easy but it’s not. I work in Hollywood and HAVE to deal with idiotic liberals every damn day and it takes a lot for me not to strangle them or kick them in the face. Keep your opinions to yourself, find only like-minded people to open up with, but keep everyone close to you as they eventually spill some info. You know the saying “keep your friends close, but your enemies closer.”
I always have said,and believe, “ I work for God and my employer gives me a paycheck.”
And ask yourself “Do i want to be right or do I want to be happy?” If you respond you will be, as they say in boxing, “leading with the chin.”
Remember, that person has years on you in developing her style and behaviors...you will never win...accept who she is for who she is because that is who she is and that is reality.
If she is violating stated Company Policy, (check your Employee Handbook), she should be reported to her Superior.
Time on the clock is owed to the people who pay her Salary, not her idiotic Liberal causes. Her Political opinions, from her role as a Superior to other staff, could be reported as Harassment. That being said, if you don’t agree with her your Livelihood could be negatively impacted by her bias against you, whether real or imagined.
As another Poster already mentioned, the only way to shut a Liberal up is to take their grievances to the next level. Fir example, they complain about the minimum wage (?), suggest it be raised to $100 an hour so everyone’s rich. Same with Tax Rates, Vehicle MPG, you name it. The dirty little secret is simple, a Liberal is never satisfied.
Again, such topics should only be discussed during time away from the Job, not while on the clock.
I have worked with people like that. It does no good to challenge or disagree. Do not discuss politics; nod politely and smile when she does so she will have no idea what you think. As soon as possible, if you have to talk, politely change the subject to something you have in common, such as food, children, interior decoration, knitting/crafts/sewing, any kind of neutral subject. In my experience, people like that need to be given enough rope, and any attempt to challenge them just slows down that process. At some point she will blow it and you will have the last laugh.
Sounds like the makings of a hostile work environment to me - sue her the first time she makes your life uncomfortable.....
Those three words say it all. The operative word is "young". All liberals, regardless of age and position, are opinionated.
Young liberals usually mature enough after entering the real world to become people that are more responsible.
"Any man who is under 30, and is not a liberal, has not heart; and any man who is over 30, and is not a conservative, has no brains." - Sir Winston Churchill
We don't receive wisdom; we must discover it for ourselves after a journey that no one can take for us or spare us. ---Marcel Proust
Good! Engage her. Just keep your cool.