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With so many political discussions running rampant, you and/or your co-workers may be tempted to express strong political opinions, which ultimately inhibit your productivity and teamwork. Whenever possible, we feel it’s best to leave political opinions outside of the workplace.   You can listen to our full audio podcast here, or continue reading below:   Talking about politics on the job is an uncomfortable, awkward and delicate topic that can hurt one’s feelings. If one voices a strong opinion, it tends to make the one listening to feel isolated, disliked, and possibly even intimidated. Why? Talking about politics can turn a pleasant working environment into a tense and uncomfortable situation, while negatively impacting the productivity of the employees. Political topics can also sometimes become explosive. What starts as a casual discussion may suddenly spiral into disrupting longstanding working relationships. Political Discussions May Escalate Into:   Tension between coworkers, Unpleasant comments, Ang