The problem is that, for many issues, you can't separate the politics from social issues. Many of these political issues concern aspects of morality.
For example, a CEO might not want someone who is anti-LGBT representing their company in any way. On the flip side of that, I wouldn't want to work for a company where the leadership was anti-LGBT. Even if these people are otherwise good at their jobs, a person's morality does matter when deciding who to work with/for.
You might make the argument that no one at work should even know if anyone else is anti-LGBT or not, or argue that people should put those cares aside in the interests of a harmonious workplace, but I just don't think that's how (all) humans work.
There are practical considerations to this, too: say a trans employee has to deal with an anti-LGBT HR person regarding trans healthcare and the company's health plans. The HR person is going to be uncomfortable about that conversation, and the trans person isn't going to feel like their concerns are being taken seriously, or even feel safe having that conversation in the first place. That's... not okay.
> On a somewhat related note, I don't consider my colleagues my friends, or, God forbid, the workplace a 'family'.
Just like any other random group of people in the world, some of my colleagues are my friends who I socialize with outside work, and some (most) aren't.
(Agreed, though, the whole "company is family" nonsense needs to stop.)
For example, a CEO might not want someone who is anti-LGBT representing their company in any way. On the flip side of that, I wouldn't want to work for a company where the leadership was anti-LGBT. Even if these people are otherwise good at their jobs, a person's morality does matter when deciding who to work with/for.
You might make the argument that no one at work should even know if anyone else is anti-LGBT or not, or argue that people should put those cares aside in the interests of a harmonious workplace, but I just don't think that's how (all) humans work.
There are practical considerations to this, too: say a trans employee has to deal with an anti-LGBT HR person regarding trans healthcare and the company's health plans. The HR person is going to be uncomfortable about that conversation, and the trans person isn't going to feel like their concerns are being taken seriously, or even feel safe having that conversation in the first place. That's... not okay.
> On a somewhat related note, I don't consider my colleagues my friends, or, God forbid, the workplace a 'family'.
Just like any other random group of people in the world, some of my colleagues are my friends who I socialize with outside work, and some (most) aren't.
(Agreed, though, the whole "company is family" nonsense needs to stop.)