# Should Employers allow political exchanges in the workplace?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-employers-allow-political-exchanges-in-the-workplace/468430>\
**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [October 17, 2008, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-employers-allow-political-exchanges-in-the-workplace/468430 "2008-10-17T19:28:29Z")\
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**Author:** ![Charger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/df788c/32.png) [@Charger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Charger)\
**Post date:** [October 18, 2008, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-employers-allow-political-exchanges-in-the-workplace/468430/21 "2008-10-18T02:07:48Z")

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My gut instinct is that, as a boss, I would have a rule against political discussions. That comes from having bad experiences with aggressively opinionated coworkers, even when I agree with them.

After giving it some thought, however, I think I would just abandon that rule and just be sure not to hire assholes.

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**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\
**Post date:** [October 20, 2008, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-employers-allow-political-exchanges-in-the-workplace/468430/22 "2008-10-20T14:56:45Z")

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If only assholes were branded as such on their foreheads.

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