I disagree with Snowden's notion that "all work is political work". That requires a stretch of semantics that most people simply would not agree with. The word 'political' has a definition. It doesn't just mean "everything".
If we're saying everything affects everything else, then that's not really interesting or useful to note. Meaningful decision making and meaningful discussion requires compartmentalization. Words like 'political' do have boundaries.
I remain in favor of workplaces that stay out of politics and the culture wars, and instead adopt as close to ideologically neutral stances as they can. This is very possible and is where businesses largely were just a few years ago. If people have an issue with where they work, they should quit. But leave political warfare to the sphere of actual public-facing politics. Increasingly, overt ideological warfare is taking over every space - work, media, leisure activities, etc. It's unnecessary.
If we're saying everything affects everything else, then that's not really interesting or useful to note. Meaningful decision making and meaningful discussion requires compartmentalization. Words like 'political' do have boundaries.
I remain in favor of workplaces that stay out of politics and the culture wars, and instead adopt as close to ideologically neutral stances as they can. This is very possible and is where businesses largely were just a few years ago. If people have an issue with where they work, they should quit. But leave political warfare to the sphere of actual public-facing politics. Increasingly, overt ideological warfare is taking over every space - work, media, leisure activities, etc. It's unnecessary.