Workplace bias: 1-in-5 managers won’t hire pro-Trump workers

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Workplace bias: 1-in-5 managers won’t hire pro-Trump workers
by Paul Bedard
 | August 19, 2019 11:41 AM



American workers who like President Trump face sweeping bias against them, with some managers refusing to hire his supporters and those already employed facing discrimination and mockery, according to a new study.

In a survey of hiring managers and workers shared with Secrets, the marketing firm Airtasker found that left-leaning firms are especially anti-Trump, with 20% vowing to reject a job candidate who backs the president.

And those who support Trump and who are already in the workplace face substantial mockery, including name-calling. The survey listed the responses to several examples of what pro-Trump workers face:

    28%, joking about them.
    23%, overly critical of them.
    21%, being dismissive of them.
    11% facing name calling.

The survey found that even more than Trump, a job candidate’s view on race and gender politics will help, or hurt, their chances of getting a job.

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https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/washington-secrets/workplace-bias-1-in-5-managers-wont-hire-pro-trump-workers

[Cyber Liberty]

There are topics not fit for coworker consumption, politics is one of them.  I worked with a gal for over 20 years, and now that we're both retired she found out I'm a conservative.

My standard work procedure was to find all the coworkers on Bookface, then ban them.

[Night Hides Not]

There are topics not fit for coworker consumption, politics is one of them.  I worked with a gal for over 20 years, and now that we're both retired she found out I'm a conservative.

My standard work procedure was to find all the coworkers on Bookface, then ban them.

IMO, politics and religion are definite no-nos in the workplace.

ETA it should not be inferred that 80% of managers prefer pro-Trump workers.

[Sanguine]

I agree,  no politics at work.

[Cyber Liberty]

IMO, politics and religion are definite no-nos in the workplace.

ETA it should not be inferred that 80% of managers prefer pro-Trump workers.

More likely it's 80% of job applications know better than to discuss it at all.  It grieves me there are 20% who do it.

[DCPatriot]

I agree,  no politics at work.

Are they considering social media searches during the interview process? 

Or, are we talking about Trump supporters yelling "MAGA BABY!" at the coffee machine?

[Bigun]

Are they considering social media searches during the interview process? 

Or, are we talking about Trump supporters yelling "MAGA BABY!" at the coffee machine?

You aren't supposed to ask questions like that as it blows the meme.

[DCPatriot]

You aren't supposed to ask questions like that as it blows the meme.

 

[PeteS in CA]

Hopefully those moronic manglers learn the hard way why discrimination like that is self-sabotage ... with the lesson being taught by their least favorite competitors.

[Cyber Liberty]

Are they considering social media searches during the interview process? 

Or, are we talking about Trump supporters yelling "MAGA BABY!" at the coffee machine?

Good question.  I really doubt it's the latter, though, because Trump supporters have gotten used to keeping inconspicuous to avoid having their cars keyed and being beaten up.  Want to know something interesting I've noticed about the red caps people wear?  They all look brand new, and it's not because Trump supporters are fastidious about caring for them, but because they don't wear them day-to-day to keep from being bashed in the head from behind.

As a former job applicant, the last gamble I'd like to make would be to mention politics.  I'd talk about drinking or drugging on the job before I would talk about politics.

[240B]

Saw the same thing in reverse with Obama. Some Obama supports were raging fanatics.
When you walk into a hiring manager's office or a conference room and there is a huge poster of Obama on the wall, that's a pretty clear message as to how to score points during the interview.

[Bill Cipher]

Are they considering social media searches during the interview process? 

Or, are we talking about Trump supporters yelling "MAGA BABY!" at the coffee machine?

Good question.

[Sanguine]

My social media will not give you any idea as to my politics.  I don't really have a social media presence. 

[Bigun]

My social media will not give you any idea as to my politics.  I don't really have a social media presence.

Mine will tell you about my politics immediately but I am no longer in the workforce.

[IsailedawayfromFR]

My social media will not give you any idea as to my politics.  I don't really have a social media presence.

What do you call this site?

[Sanguine]

What do you call this site?

Is this social media?  I tend to think of Facebook and Instagram as social media. 

[truth_seeker]

I believe that Trump supporters, may not be entirely forthright, if polled or questioned by strangers.

[Cyber Liberty]

What do you call this site?

Is this social media?  I tend to think of Facebook and Instagram as social media.

A good question!  I think technically we are, in which case I'll never work in this town again....

[Wingnut]

in which case I'll never work in this town again....

 

[Smokin Joe]

Where is this at?
Here they fly 3X5 Trump flags on the back of their pickups. (Usually with an American flag).

But this is oil and farming/ranching country.

Unless you're a teacher,  or just bought the car from one, the old Obama stickers are the likely 'not getting the job' indicator here.

[IsailedawayfromFR]

Is this social media?  I tend to think of Facebook and Instagram as social media.

Do you believe Mr. Webster?

Definition of social media. : forms of electronic communication (such as websites for social networking and microblogging) through which users create online communities to share information, ideas, personal messages, and other content

[Sanguine]

Do you believe Mr. Webster?

Definition of social media. : forms of electronic communication (such as websites for social networking and microblogging) through which users create online communities to share information, ideas, personal messages, and other content

OK, then.   Still, unless I ever apply for a job under "Sanguine" my political views are probably still private. 

[Cyber Liberty]

OK, then.   Still, unless I ever apply for a job under "Sanguine" my political views are probably still private.

There was a trend where employers would demand access to your accounts (maybe still do), at which time I would remind them that the interview process is a two-sided thing and they failed their half, and "good-bye."

I simply cannot allow an employer to have access to an Administrator account.

[Sanguine]

There was a trend where employers would demand access to your accounts (maybe still do), at which time I would remind them that the interview process is a two-sided thing and they failed their half, and "good-bye."

I simply cannot allow an employer to have access to an Administrator account.

Quite right.  And, how would they every know that I post on some political forums under my "conservative name"?

[Cyber Liberty]

Quite right.  And, how would they every know that I post on some political forums under my "conservative name"?

They will tell you failure to disclose your accounts and passwords is a fireable offense if they ever find out (it will be written in your employment agreement).  That's why I would beat them to the punch by refusing to sell my talents to them.  Of course, that's easy for me to say now that I am safely retired.