We have a staff meeting every Monday morning. It’s mainly me and the manager, (also a man), and the staff of 8 ladies. I’m in the South and we have some young black staff people, who are exceptionally good I might add.
NOne of the ladies are paying much attention to the elections thus far. They talk about voting for Trump, BUT THEY HAVEN’T REALLY SAT DOWN AND DECIDED!
Anyway, at the end when we’re asked if anyone has anything, when it came to me I said:
“Yeah. I have to get something off my chest. If you are concerned about the future of this country to the sake of your kids, and grandkids, I’m asking you to start listening to Trump. I listened to his speech last night in Charlotte, and I must tell you, I believe this man will save our country. I don’t know what is going on for sure, but I have the sense that our gov’t and the people leading is so fair gone corrupt, the if we don’t get the right people in there now we will probably not recognize our country in five years.”
I went on to talk about the absolutely poorest people and sickest people I’ve ever seen in our wound care clinic. Most have no insurance. They almost all have Diabetes, and half are dead in 2 years from when I first see them. I heal their wounds, but they die from other things related to DM. I told them that Obamacare is not the answer. It may be good for our hospital, but not for the people whom we serve, or ourselves for that matter.
Anyway, I think I woke them up.
Good for you. Fairly risky move, but clearly you work in a (no pun intended) healthy environment.
I bring up the election most of the times I interact with my clients, and in a light hearted way say this is the best election ever. But I always work in that I think Trump is not the person people think he is based on press and his celebrity persona. I say that I believe he is genuine, and that his big ego measures success for himself in terms of the success of others. If the remark does nothing more than open them up to consider looking at what he says, differently, it's worth it.
WOW! Great points and I certainly was listening.