I’m not really sure what the person in the article means. It says something about “lockdown-era students can’t hold down a heated discussion”… but why would they be having heated discussions? It also says
Miami University even organized a dinner with senior leaders in order to teach proper mealtime etiquette, such as how to engage in conversation on neutral topics.
which makes it sound like it’s older people who bring up inappropriate political topics in an inflammatory way.
That may be! But again, I have never seen anyone, of any age, bringing up politics. (EDIT: Didn’t mean to say “never”. Very rarely is more true.
In any case, if a coworker is being an argumentative ass, it’s on the listener if they choose to fight back, be the bigger person. A workplace political disagreement doesn’t rise to the level of being punched in the nose, you don’t have to fight back. :)
I’m not really sure what the person in the article means. It says something about “lockdown-era students can’t hold down a heated discussion”… but why would they be having heated discussions? It also says
which makes it sound like it’s older people who bring up inappropriate political topics in an inflammatory way.
That may be! But again, I have never seen anyone, of any age, bringing up politics. (EDIT: Didn’t mean to say “never”. Very rarely is more true.
In any case, if a coworker is being an argumentative ass, it’s on the listener if they choose to fight back, be the bigger person. A workplace political disagreement doesn’t rise to the level of being punched in the nose, you don’t have to fight back. :)