A new survey from Resume Now® reveals that political debates at work are no longer just watercooler talk—they’re fueling real conflict. A staggering 91% of employees say they’ve witnessed or experienced political clashes in the workplace, while 51% actively avoid coworkers with differing views. Resume Now’s Post U.S. Elections Report, based on a survey of over 1,000 U.S. workers, conducted January 28, 2025, reveals just how deeply political divisions are reshaping workplace culture and career opportunities since Trump’s election.
Key Findings:
- Workplace conflict is on the rise: 91% have observed or experienced political clashes at work, and 81% say the workplace has become more tense.
- Political discussions are becoming more frequent and heated: 72% say political discussions have increased, and 75% say they’ve become more intense
- Political divisions are affecting workplace relationships: 51% actively avoid collaborating with coworkers with opposing views.
- Many employees want restrictions on political discussions: 92% support policies to limit political talk at work.
“Political conversations are no longer just a side topic—they’re shaping workplace culture and fueling divisions,” says Keith Spencer, career expert at Resume Now. “With 91% of employees reporting conflict over political differences and more than half avoiding colleagues with opposing views, companies must find a way to balance free expression with maintaining a professional, inclusive environment.”
Political Conversations Are Becoming More Frequent and Intense
Political conversations have become a routine part of workplace culture.
- 72% say political discussions have increased at work since Trump was elected.
- 79% of employees discuss politics at least weekly, with 32% talking politics daily.
- 92% would support their companies implementing policies to reduce political discussions at work.
Political Divisions Are Fueling Workplace Conflict
Political conversations are creating more conflict in the workplace.
- 75% say political discussions at work have become more heated since Trump’s election.
- 91% report observing or experiencing workplace conflict due to political differences.
- 51% frequently avoid collaboration with colleagues because of differing political views.
- 83% anticipate an increase in workplace political tensions under Trump compared to under Biden.
Concerns Over Political Bias in Promotions and Workplace Policies
Employees report concerns about political bias influencing career growth and leadership decisions.
- 93% believe their company’s leadership has a political bias that affects workplace policies and decisions.
- 90% believe political bias impacts promotions, raises, or workplace opportunities.
For a deeper dive into how political polarization is shaping the workforce, please visit https://www.resume-now.com/job-resources/careers/post-us-elections-report
Methodology:
The findings provided were gathered through a survey conducted with 1,037 American workers on January 28, 2025. Participants were queried about workplace political tensions, employer expectations, and anticipated changes under Trump’s presidency. Participants responded to various question types, including yes/no questions, open-ended questions, scale-based questions gauging agreement levels, and questions that permitted the selection of multiple options from a list of answers.
One month down, DEMS . Only 47 more to go.
Trump just drove his Monster Truck onto your lawn, honked the horn, and when you came out to investigate, he did a burnout on your perfect Marathon sod, smiled and flipped you the bird as he drove away laughing.
It must suck to see all that effort and hard work embedding your Broken ideologies and sinister objectives into all of those bureocrasies and agencies get scraped off the structural supports like so many barnacles.
Time for you all to book a standing weekly appointment with your therapist to even begin to figure out how to deal with all of the shocking changes that will transpire in the next 4 years.
Enjoy
I know I will.
Then you will love these.
My new favorite website.
https://www.reddit.com/r/LeopardsAteMyFace/
Collateral damage. I can accept it for the greater good.
If it takes a few missteps or unintended consequences, I really don’t give 2 fvcks. Nobody cried for me when I lost my job in the 2008 meltdown. You should reply to someone who actually cares..
As the Barack Obama said..”Foreward!”
You would be well advised to just keep your head down and try to avoid the shrapnel.
I have concepts of thoughts and prayers for them.
I have concluded you are impossible to underestimate.
I have thoughts and prayers that the Trump administration continues to dismantle the liberal money dumpster and every deep state bureaucract lying in wait to attempt to thwart his objectives is outed and fired and has to take a job from an illegal immigrant at Jack In The Box
Lol.
It is obvious you lost your job in 2008 because you were not considered valuable enough to keep.
All of the things you are wanting will do nothing to improve your life. You just want to make others as miserable as you.
The problem with just about every fanatic like yourself. And most are too self unaware to recognize it. Regardless of their ideology. Is they are too inept to get by in the world. So their only recourse is to try and curtail the enjoyment of others.
You only have two or three brain cells left. And they are both fighting for third place.
Have a good day.
This was fun.
For the amount of commenting he does, why do I think he never got hired again
Dan and Ken, I lost my job in 2008 like many others due to the DEMS enacting laws that forced banks to do carve outs for unqualified borrowers and grant loans to those who could not repay them in a misguided bit of pandering and social engineering designed to increase homeownership by all of the members of the utopian Dem rainbow coalition. Working in project management of residential construction went from being a lucrative and rewarding career path to a dead end overnight. It was the tipping point in my abject hatred of Dem politicians and the insane policies they promote. I reinvented myself and put myself back to work. Because I am a conservative. And I have self respect and did not want to participate in the Dems strategy of producing a plantation mentality and reliance on government. Something tells me you either work in the public sector or have ties to it. You should try private sector employment.. These days, it’s a bit more stable..
I have at least one more brain cell than the both of you put together. The fact that I am not a DEM proves it unequivocally.
do you sign the backs of paychecks, or, like I do, the fronts of them?
Ken, did you have thoughts and prayers for all the people fired by various govt entities for refusing the mRNA Covid vax?
Fvck no
A great site!
he’s 78; overweight. Cognitively declined. I think he’ll die in office
Dig you look i9n the mirror this morning Dan?
You are an old dude and certainly no Adonis.
Cognitively declined? I would say yes, simply because you are a progressive idealogue.
And you too, will probably die in your office, in the middle of composing and publishing your latest expose on corruption in the parking control department of Irvine or A synopsis of the controversy surrounding whether Irvine residents are cheating and committing a crime by putting a bag containing trash into the blue bin because the brown one is full.
Reddit. After you read that site , you can check out how to patch drywall, some cute cat videos, perhaps even some porn if you like. The pinnacle of “Hard hitting expose journalism.. now takes the crown from liberal oc.
Great site if you want a large collection of screenshots from unknown and unsubstantiated sources and posters .. it’s not hard to fabricate bullshit screenshots that support the narrative you are trying to advance
Dan I don’t see any arrow to reply to your inquiry regarding whether or not i signed paychecks. Not sure if that is by design or a glitch. After the meltdown of 2008, I put myself and others back to work as a GC on high end luxury remodels in Corona Del Mar, Newport Beach, Lido Aisle… the wealthy weren’t affected by the stupid social engineering of the Progressive political class. The answer to your question is yes, Dan, I’ve been on both sides of a paycheck. That’s why I am a conservative.
so have I, which is why I’m a liberal pro-business Democrat; and you can still fuck yourself
So eloquent. Indicative of your intellect… just like your political ideology.
So much winning.. dismantling the leftist machine piece by rotten piece hour by hour , day by day, year by year..
For the
Next
4
Years.
Dan, we already discussed this. The instructional video that you emailed me featuring you f ing yourself was disturbing and disgusting. At least you had the decency to put down the towel so your sheets wouldn’t be ruined,, but I find this practice distasteful .. I guess it helps me to understand why you and your fellow DEMS are so into trying to normalize the whole Trans thing and I will simply leave it to you, and all of your fellow DEMS …
To go F themselves.
Enjoy.
We are seeing how well trump’s economy is doing.
Prices are up. Markets are falling.
Thanks to convicted felon trump and his accomplices holding GOP majorities in the House and Senate.
Just as a reminder, here’s a quote from convicted felon Trump in August 2024, just weeks before the election: “When I win, I will immediately bring prices down, starting on Day One.”
Not surprisingly, I’m already seeing convicted felon Trump supporters make excuse after excuse for him. As per the usual, when he proves himself to be full of shit, the people backing him just move the goal posts and keep defending the con artist.
They never hold him accountable.
GOP reps are getting pushback in their districts.
This is just the beginning of running the GOP out of town.
Ken, I have a sneaking suspicion that in a years time, there will be a huge uptick in the number of Democrats whose names will be subject to the prefix “ convicted felon” the difference being, those who sport the new moniker will have earned it, instead of getting it applied by a kangaroo court reminiscent of something in a Banana Republic
You are just spouting the desperate narratives of an impotent aimless leaderless political party gasping for breath like a dying fish flopping about on the dock before being tossed in the cooler to die on ice. It’s been a month, Ken. The economy is still feeling the last gasp of Bidenomics .. and the convicted felon thing? We all know that was the objective of the conspirator Marchan.. it will be overturned on appeal as it should be.
Hey… why don’t you try to impeach Trump again?
That worked out so well the last 2 times
By the way, Dan, your eloquence and your way with words is unmatched by anyone in the OC Democrat sphere, with the exception of of that pithy wordsmith Vern Nelson over at that other useless time waster he calls OK Blog
Sorry Oj blog. Damn spellchecker