Work leadership and the election

[ellipses84]

Has leadership at your company said anything regarding the election? Publicly? Internally? Pre or post election?

[oliverboliverbutt]

Man, I read the thread title as "Work and leadership WON the election" and was preemptively mad about the content of the thread.


I SAH, so that's all I can contribute to this thread.

[mbcdefg]

Officially? No, no announcements or emails went out from the bigwigs.

I took last Wednesday as a sick day because I needed to pick up my mom from minor surgery, but my manager figured it was because of the election. We were chatting about something else in her office and the conversation eventually led to the election. In a roundabout way she said she was disgusted by the result.

Also, she was born in Germany and reads a lot about German history and speaks with her older relatives. She said the comparison between Trump and the rise of Hitler is frightening.

[AAM2012]

I work for a financial company and the political org within our company said it's good for us because they're anticipating that there will be less regulatory requirements.


*my company has super high requirements already so I do not anticipate any huge changes in our day to day operations.

[pitta12]

Our CEO sent out a message about how he's sure we all have a "range of emotions" and "stay focused" blah blah blah. No position taken at all except that we should use this to reach out to clients about impact (I work in benefits consulting).

[WanderingWinoZ]

I've heard most people be happy about it-
*some were temporarily worried about their retirement b/c the market crashed the night after he won
*lots of bad jokes
*general surprise/amazement that trump won


I had a pretty extensive discussion with a coworker who supported Trump, and that was eye opening and very frustrating to say the least.

[anonymous]

Nothing from leadership but lots of f-bombs have been dropped. I foresee lots and lots of deregulation.

[RoxMonster]

No, I teach in a public school and nothing has been said by admin. The day after the election, the mood was somber among teachers, though.

[mysticmuffin]

Nothing from leadership formally, but there is discussion of the approval of some projects taking longer/delays due to changes in the administration.

[Vespasia]

The organization itself, no. Newsletters have addressed the science and policy implications though.

The group of people I work with were all on the same page so there has been a lot of commiserating.

[al320]

Nov 14, 2016 21:28:45 GMT -5 mbcdefg said:

Officially? No, no announcements or emails went out from the bigwigs.

I took last Wednesday as a sick day because I needed to pick up my mom from minor surgery, but my manager figured it was because of the election. We were chatting about something else in her office and the conversation eventually led to the election. In a roundabout way she said she was disgusted by the result.

Also, she was born in Germany and reads a lot about German history and speaks with her older relatives. She said the comparison between Trump and the rise of Hitler is frightening.

My sister in law is german, one of my good friends is german, and i work with many germans. They all say the exact same thing.

To answer the original question, i work for a large, multinational, not american pharma (mostly) company. They sent out an email (which im told theyve never ever done in this context) outlining how the election may impact the business, with a list of possible cabinet members (sourced from politico). While it wasnt directly critical, there were undertones of criticism, and not because the election might be bad for business, because its just bad. It was very, very interesting.

I expect something will be said at a future townhall.

[mdgirl]

I work at a very large university. We got three emails on Wednesday from various levels in the system saying how the election doesn't change our values of diversity and acceptance and there are counselors who can help anyone who needs it.

[kicks]

Yes. The hospital system sent out an email saying everyone is diverse in their views blah blah blah and to keep your political feelings to yourself. If a patient brings up politics say "I will keep my opinions to myself and I'm here to focus on patient care."

[froggy76]

No. Our stock is doing great, though. I've talked to plenty of people about it at work and no one is happy.

[One Girl In All The World]

Yeah we got an email from our CEO earlier in the week. I haven't decided how I feel about it, but basically it was "Trump's not going to want to suck as president, so everybody chill for a minute, but hey we're inclusive and going to stay that way," kind of thing. I was actually a little surprised that they said anything, but on the other hand we are pretty big so I guess it makes sense.

[SallyJ]

Ha! No. I attended an industry lunch before the election and a senior Trump advisor was the keynote speaker. At least there wasn't any gloating? The younger half of the spectrum voted for Hillary and the older white woman and men voted for Trump. I told my boss I needed him to manage conversations and for me to be left alone to put my head down to work.

[Deleted]

There was a ban on politic talk. We still huddle around and discuss. And there's been remarks like "Let's make (workplace) great again!"

[katietornado]

Nonstop. Sign this petition, sign that petition, etc. Multiple emails a day.

Those of you who remember where I work won't be surprised by this at all.

There is not a single Trump supporter at my company. He is openly mocked in mixed company: at our desks, in meetings, in emails, etc.

[Deleted]

Nov 14, 2016 21:39:55 GMT -5 al320 said:

Nov 14, 2016 21:28:45 GMT -5 mbcdefg said:

Officially? No, no announcements or emails went out from the bigwigs.

I took last Wednesday as a sick day because I needed to pick up my mom from minor surgery, but my manager figured it was because of the election. We were chatting about something else in her office and the conversation eventually led to the election. In a roundabout way she said she was disgusted by the result.

Also, she was born in Germany and reads a lot about German history and speaks with her older relatives. She said the comparison between Trump and the rise of Hitler is frightening.

My sister in law is german, one of my good friends is german, and i work with many germans. They all say the exact same thing.

That's interesting. I know two Military spouses that are german and very proTrump. But I think they just repeat what their husbands likely say. Like she posted that Obama is giving money to ISIL to set Trump up for failure. My BFF is also German and she cried on the phone with me on election night. 

[lilibet]

They sent out an email about how there will be a lot going on as we move toward the change in administration and the company is working to figure out what that means for us but we'll be impacted by what he does with ac a

[ellipses84]

I work for a large, international company headquartered on the west coast. We had a company wide teleconference, not related to the election, and leadership addressed it in a vague way. They talked about how things can change unexpectedly overnight and they expect a lot of volatility in the market over the next four years. They did talk directly about the environment and were very clear that the Paris Agreement is something we need to follow through on, as a company and as an industry.

The CEO of one of our national, professional organizations issued a public statement to the effect of "This organization and its X# members are committed to working with president-elect Trump on Y..." Members are furious he spoke on their behalf and we feel if any message went out, it should have taken a stand, supporting civil rights and diversity.

[wise_rita]

I work at a university overseas with a fair few Americans.

While I'm sick of being a de facto representative for a deplorable minority, I am also ready to eat America's lunch when it comes to international students.

[twotrue]

The day after my boss tried to talk to me about it and I begged her not to. I cried, she didn't understand, it wasn't pretty. I kept my door closed all day. That evening I emailed my staff and laid it all out there. Told them I would likely have my door shut when I just don't have the emotional energy for being social. Protecting my family and fighting for the groups that will suffer most at the hands of Trump is where my energy will go. But I also told them that the work we do will be more important than ever now, and if they want to talk about things I'm happy to do so.

The next day the CEO (my boss' boss) wrote me a nice email. She said she noticed I was not myself and encouraged me to take time with my babies and wife. Said that the organization has my back.

Yesterday the HR Director sent an agency wide email reminding people we have EAP available.

I haven't been back in the office since last Wednesday so tomorrow should be interesting.

[pretzel]

I work at a large university with a significant international population. There have been many emails discussing harassment of lgbtq students and students of color. Our entire staff meeting today was devoted to creating safe spaces for at Risk students.

[emilyj]

Yes. I work at a university and we've had multiple emails from the president, provost, and office of diversity stating that discrimination and harassment of any group will not be tolerated, and stating our values of diversity and acceptance.

I also told both of my classes to their face that if they felt like they were being harassed, targeted or minimized in any way, my door was always open, and my office number rings through to my cell. I didn't care if it was 3am, I'd be there.

[Champagne Supernova]

They sent out a canned national email but no discussions within our department. It's like as if nothing really happened. Same ole business as usual,

[sarahsays]

Nov 14, 2016 21:42:46 GMT -5 mdgirl said:

I work at a very large university. We got three emails on Wednesday from various levels in the system saying how the election doesn't change our values of diversity and acceptance and there are counselors who can help anyone who needs it.

This. Except, I work for a smaller private university with strong ties to a middle eastern country. We also have a very large international student population.

[7costanza]

Nov 14, 2016 23:03:18 GMT -5 Champagne Supernova said:

They sent out a canned national email but no discussions within our department. It's like as if nothing really happened. Same ole business as usual,

Same at my large professional services firm. I have seen a lot of emails with EAP info from our various diversity groups, but I wish our CEO would have taken a stronger stand, mostly it was just "we respect all viewpoints" etc.

[MrsPenny]

No. Thankfully. I live and work in Southern Indiana in the trucking industry. I still need my job so I do prefer everyone keeping quiet about it. One person did bring it up but shut up once they realized I felt differently. It was about taking our guns away. Of course.

[sawyerthedestroyer]

The daily news or whatever went out the day after highlighting the Diversity Council.

Please. Most of those fuckers voted for the dumpster fire. Some even posted pics of themselves on social media with Trump signs and deplorable hashtags.