Posted on 10/24/2023 7:20:43 AM PDT by FarCenter
In our increasingly polarized society, more people may find themselves in a workplace where they are one of the few conservatives or few liberals around.
A new study found that those whose values -- political or otherwise -- don't match the majority in their organization felt they received less respect and as a result were less engaged at work. Moreover, their co-workers noticed their lack of engagement.
"It is a real issue that organizations face," said Tracy Dumas, lead author of the study and associate professor of management and human resources at The Ohio State University's Fisher College of Business.
"Organizations know that it is valuable to have employees with different perspectives. But if those with different perspectives feel they aren't respected and so aren't fully participating in their jobs, organizations aren't fully reaping the benefits of their unique perspectives."
But the study did find a way that "value minorities" could feel more a part of their teams: by disclosing personal information about themselves to their colleagues that had nothing to do with the values about which they disagreed.
The study was published recently in the journal Organization Science.
"Value minorities" were defined as those whose core beliefs involving politics, religion or other important areas of life clash with the majority of people in their organizations.
(Excerpt) Read more at sciencedaily.com ...
The diversity that matters is the diversity of skills to address all facets of the business function.
If you are designing an electric car you need mechanical, electrical, electronic, software, ..., etc, engineers, but it's probably better if their other attributes don't clash. Don't put the Muslim and Hindu Indian engineers together, or with the Chinese.
Make sure your co-workers are caught stealing.
I just keep my mouth shut and do the job my boss tells me to do. When I have to help a customer they get my best effort regardless of their point of view and I move on. I collect my pay, go home and tell my family I love them.
I think I know who they're talking about.
Organizations know that it is valuable to have employees with different perspectives.
It's one thing to have employees with different perspectives, but I contend that an organization is doomed if it doesn't have employees who share similar core values.
I would frequently make this observation in a corporate setting when working for a company that did a lot of business through government contracts. The first time the HR people trotted out this nonsense about racial, ethnic and cultural "diversity," I asked a simple question: "Is this company well served if it hires and promotes people from cultures where bribery of government officials is not just culturally accepted, but is the normal course of doing business?"
For 20 years I worked at a univ. I would not have got very far, if I didn’t just keep my mouth shut.
I endured THAT form of terrorism.
That’s how I am as well.
We are there at work,to do a job, and you work with others to accomplish the work related tasks.
I don’t know my co-workers views on the social and political issues of the day, and I really don’t want to know. We are there to work, not to get into political differences.
I do my best to tune out gossip. For example, years ago, some people were gossiping that one of our co-workers was a homosexual. He did his job, and was a good member of our team. I didn’t want to know or think about whether he was a homosexual.
On a more personal level, It becomes even more difficult when you and your spouse have ‘matured’ in virtually opposite directions. Holding on to the basics to stay tolerant, sans true happiness but rarely, is a daily, even hourly task.
Name it, Trump, Covid vaxx, masks, abortion, zealots of any kind, EV vs ICE, ‘fossil fuels’, White Privilege, ….intimacy.
Okay, now , it just sounds like I’m complaining. Sadly, long Covid renders good scotch to be merely ordinary.
There is only one way to think and you better think that way or at least pretend to think that way. I’m a liberal at work.
Make It a Wonderful Day.
And donate to FR.
My sister taught math to middle school and high school kids for 45 years in Maryland. She always kept her mouth shut. My wife worked in our local school district for almost 20 years. She always kept her mouth shut. They both made sure nobody knew where they stood politically.
Progressive, liberal kooks, on the other hand, never keep their mouths shut and are wont to say the most virulent, hateful things.
Always stay positive and human - never get angry and never give in.
Leftists hate themselves, and their lives. Nothing bothers them more than happy, smart and self-assured people.
Also, they are a small minority of almost any group that isn’t self-selected. The vast majority of people in the middle don’t care and simply much prefer to deal with happy and polite people.
I don’t discuss these things at work:
1. POLITICS
2. RELIGION
3. SPORTS
4. SEX
5. WEATHER......................
Helpful advice I received back in the 70s from a CPO.
Don’t talk about politics, sex, or religion.
Unless your job description directs otherwise, why not simply go to work, abstain from discussing religion and politics, and focus on your job?
Retired now—but what I noticed is that is was leftists who were loud-mouths about their politics in the workplace.
Conservatives tended to keep a low profile and focus on getting the job done—firm boundaries between work and personal life/beliefs.
When the leftists ranted I just pretended they were speaking Chinese—it helped me follow the Godfather rule:
“Never tell anybody outside the family what you are thinking.”
You don’t want to be Sonny.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wtc4f7Ez7FA
Productivity and professional communication are the only things that matter to me at work.
My general attitude is “That which cannot be measured does not matter’.
I don’t care about your theology, sexuality, political alignment, or diet; and I expect the same from everyone and anyone who isn’t family or friends. Keep your mouth shut about who you vote for, who you do -or do not- worship, and where you put your junk.
If doing sales, the point is to find out what the customer needs and offer the best options you have. That is all. If you aren’t going to be professional with everyone, always, stay the f*** out of my orbit.
At work, if it doesn’t fit in a spreadsheet and/or a database, it’s wanking BS. If you want the data to be where you need it and correct, or the electrons to flow, I’m your man; if you need validation for your religious, dietary, or political beliefs while we are on the clock, go **** yourself.
I asked a simple question: “Is this company well served if it hires and promotes people from cultures where bribery of government officials is not just culturally accepted, but is the normal course of doing business?”
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I am dying to know what was HR’s response?
Yea. I work with a Bernie supporter. But they dish it out, I dish it back.
“never get angry and never give in.”
And never roll your eyes when a lib opens his yap. It does not enhance your career. “How do you know?”, you ask...
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