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How Trump-era politics is affecting worker morale and what to do about it

Consequences include marital stress, divorce, family separations and even sharp divides over national pastimes like football

How Trump-era politics are affecting worker morale and what to do about it
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Wayne Hochwarter | The Conversation

Pundits are projecting this year’s midterm elections to be nasty, polarizing and “epic.”

They’re also expected to stress a lot of Americans out in every part of their lives. And that includes at the office.

I recently conducted a study on a broad range of workplace issues, including how the stress of our increasingly divisive politics is affecting worker health, productivity and relationships with colleagues. I also wondered: Is there anything company managers can do about it?

Growing divisiveness

Political divisiveness in America