Talking politics in a digital workplace: 7 ways to keep it civil

“All discussions, whether in-person or virtual, should be in compliance with your company’s conduct standards,” Schmidt says. “With the election ongoing, now’s a good time to remind your employees that these policies apply to political discussions with colleagues — disagreements shouldn’t interfere with work.”

“Emojis are an accepted, understood form of speech these days,” Schmidt says. “A visual image like an emoji can be just inappropriate as uttering a statement. As we continue as a society to change and see new forms of technology that change how we communicate, any of them should be bound by the same rules as speech.”