3 ways to navigate political conversations with coworkers

Weber says the shift to remote work has removed opportunities for people to get to know each other and establish relationships. Without those connections, employees don’t feel a sense of trust toward their coworkers and could misconstrue intentions around political comments or beliefs. 

“People may share on the wrong forum a topic that’s nuanced, and if it’s not done in the context of a relationship, it’s more open for misinterpretation,” he says. “Pre-COVID, before a meeting started, there was this five minute period of small talk and you got to know people and hear their stories. In a digital world, you just hop on a Zoom right at the start. Without intentionality, you do lose some of those relationships.”