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Is your boss constantly knocking your candidate for President considered a hostile work environment?

If my boss is continuously bad-mouthing my choice for President (and the party he belongs to) and it makes me uncomfortable because I don't really feel I can say anything back, is this considered a hostile work environment?

Besides going to human resources (which would probably be a waste of time as he's a VP), is there any other recourse?

Thank you.

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  • Judy
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago
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    Good grief, no it's not a hostile work environment. Just wait a few weeks and the election will be over.

  • 1 decade ago

    Nope, in fact, if you're in the private-sector, live anywhere in the US but Montana and do not have a collective bargaining agreement or other contract of employment that specifies you may only be disciplined or discharged for just cause, your employer would be perfectly within his legal rights to fire you because of your political views. It sucks, I know-- that your boss can discriminate against you based on your politics, but in a non-union shop they can get away with it under the law. US employment law is even weaker than Mexico's-- perhaps not in practice, but on paper at least it is.

  • 1 decade ago

    It's not a hostile environment in any way that will allow you to sue them. Neither you nor your boss should be discussing politics in the office. It's completely unprofessional, divisive and does not contribute anything but bad things to the company.

  • 1 decade ago

    Not a hostile environment under the law.

    Election will be over soon, let it ride.

    Source(s): 12 years in HR
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  • 1 decade ago

    no it is not. if he macain/obama is a cheap,lier,etc he is just talking about that person Not you. if he said republicans/demacrat are *** jackasses or something like that then yes. it is not a hostile enviorment for someone to talk politics that you dont agree with...

    if you praise that same candidate would you be causing a hostile work enviorment to supporters of the opposite candidate????

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    You might consider pretending to come to an agreement with him, say your going to vote for who he wants you to, and once you're in the booth in November, vote for whoever the hell you want.

    Or, you can do your own research, and completely own him. (Not recommended, but I did it.

    My boss thought McCain was god, barked at me for being openly pr0bama.

    One day, I brought a stack of papers containing articles, voting histories, positions, and my own essay and dropped hit on my desk.

    After reading through 250 pages, he apologized, promoted me to manager, increased my pay, and went Pr0bama.

    Source(s): Economy masters Law degree Technology bachelors.
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