Should I reconsider hiring a conservative Republican to join my diverse company; what are the possible dangers or drawbacks to this possible decision?

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BeMuse · Accepted Answer

You realize that entire fly thing points 90% to Democrats and 10% RINOs that have been outcast by the Republicans right? Shit there are even stories of the entire White House being overrun with flies…

Anonymous · Accepted Answer

You most likely do not have a company and think you're making some kind of political point.

BlacklightShade · Accepted Answer

If your diverse company plans to overthrow three centuries of democracy then go for it.

Avicenna · Answer

I don't know what industry you're in, but I wouldn't want to work someplace that is heavily ideological or divided/run by partisan political alignment. The only sort of exception I could see to that is if it's an NGO or other organization dedicated to politics or related public interest matters, because it then goes with the territory.

exitseven · Answer

It depends. I work in higher Education and I am a Trump supporter. I imagine a lot of people would not mind if somebody took me off the board.
If you have mostly liberals at your company, hiring a conservative will drive them crazy. They will never want to work with him/her and will use this as an excuse to call you a racist for hiring him.

Gray-Wisp · Answer

If I were part of a company I would be against a few things.

*Donating money to leftists or their organizations.
*Implementing leftist speech such as "hate speech" or calling someone "ze/zer" or "they/them". I would not respect calling someone something that they're not.
*Favoring minorities or women rather than promoting based on competence.
*Hiring a large amount of homosexuals as it would create a hostile work environment.
*Ignoring blatantly true facts in order to appeal to leftism or someone's feelings. An example of where a company did the right thing would be when Walmart locked up black products more because blacks kept stealing them frequently. If I was a part of Walmart and high up I wouldn't demand that they lock up black products but I would demand that they at least acknowledge that blacks steal more and take this reality into account when making decisions. No babying minorities.

Goforit1010 · Answer

If you're hiring, based on political viewpoints, then you're already making the wrong decisions. Unless you're hiring for a particular political party, it's illegal to ask about political party affiliation or views in an interview. Your company is doomed based on your Q.

Birdlegs · Answer

Isn’t the whole point of diversity to be inclusive? Maybe I’m wrong and you can exclude a certain people and still consider yourself diverse

Celtero · Answer

Nice pic.

jshm2 · Answer

Political affiliation doesn't really matter.  If they are qualified and experienced in the job, and a good EQ fit for the culture, then go for it.

taboomaster · Answer

Why are you hiring to check a box? That's the surest way to kill your company.  How about hire the best person possible, dispute their political affiliations?

Daviddd5412 · Answer

Well I'm a democrat and I'd have no issue hiring republicans.

monkeynutts · Answer

Politics have no place in a work place, you should hire the best candidate, that can get the job done.

joeldalton · Answer

The drawback is that he'll expect you to be responsible for your own behavior and you can't fuck your way out of getting in trouble.

Snakeyes7 · Answer

Nothing, unless you are a company that relies on leftist policies, hiring someone on the right doesn't mean anything.

Anonymous · Answer

Conservatives are hard workers who won't need a safe spaces or days off for "emotional wellbeing " . Your company would be better off with more conservatives.