Discussing your personal political views at work is a risk, and for good reason: more than a third of employees age 25 or younger say their coworkers’ political beliefs impact their working relationships, according to the latest reading of an ongoing query by Comparably.
Forming an opinion
Thirty-six percent of all workers 18 to 25 say the political views of their coworkers affect their working relationships. That was the highest rate among any age group. The rate declined from there, with employees aged 56 to 60 reported the lowest rates of feeling this way (22%).
Tech vs. non-tech, women vs. men
Overall, workers in tech were more likely to be affected by their coworkers’ political beliefs, though the split was nearly identical between men and women. The rates were 32% for men and women in tech, and 25% for men and 24% women outside of the tech industry.
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Non-tech:
The role of education?
Workers with a doctoral degree were more likely to report that their coworkers’ views impact their working relationships (41%) vs. those with a high school diploma (28%).
From an ethnicity perspective
African Americans were most likely to say they are affected by their coworkers’ political views (26%), while Caucasians were least likely to say they are affected by their coworkers’ political views.
The latest reading of this query is as of Oct. 30 and includes the responses of more than 5,000 employees, predominantly across the technology industry.
