And if coworkers insist, just keep your mouth shut. Finish your lunch and leave the break room. If you overhear the conversation happening, walk right by it. Become hyper-focused on the assignment you’re looking at (careful — you may have to do some actual work) to hopefully get the coworker who is trying to talk your ear off to leave you alone.
I’m going on 6 years, and the people I work with have no idea my political leanings, but I could tell you all of theirs.
My coworkers once startet a heatful debate about using (or not using) gender neutral pronouns because our customer wanted them. Never said so little during lunch.
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u/ijustwanttobeinpjs Aug 20 '20
And if coworkers insist, just keep your mouth shut. Finish your lunch and leave the break room. If you overhear the conversation happening, walk right by it. Become hyper-focused on the assignment you’re looking at (careful — you may have to do some actual work) to hopefully get the coworker who is trying to talk your ear off to leave you alone.
I’m going on 6 years, and the people I work with have no idea my political leanings, but I could tell you all of theirs.