Unproductive Political Polarization at Work

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•  $223 billion is the cost to U.S. companies due to 1 in 5 Americans leaving their jobs in the past 5 years because of political conflict in the workplace

• 53% of workers limit social interactions with coworkers because of differing political beliefs 

• 40% of surveyed workers reported experiencing negative effects of workplace political disagreements 

• A LinkedIn survey found that “dealing with coworkers" was the third largest challenge employees face 

 A Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) poll found that:

• 42 percent of employees have had a “political disagreement” at work

• 12 percent have experienced political affiliation bias

The American Psychological Association found that there is a connection between political discussions at work and employee hostility and anxiety. According to the study:

• 28% of younger workers feel stressed as an outcome of political discussions

• 23% of all employees, regardless of age, feel isolated as an outcome of political discussion

• 25% believe they have been the recipients of hostile behavior due to political discussions

• 27% described at least one negative outcome as a  consequence of political discussions