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601 points z303 | 2 comments | 02 Nov 25 11:58 UTC | HN request time: 0.001s | source
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maxlin ◴[12 Nov 25 06:54 UTC] No.45897100[source]▶
Stickers themselves can be fun and quirky, but I for the life of me can't figure out why people would put such extremely divisive and workplace-unnecessary messaging on their MAIN WORK DEVICE as many of these have.

The kind of lack to integrate to a team having your pride flags, literal death threats to perceived enemies, furries, loli anime, etc on a thing you intend to bring to the workplace to do all your work on isn't good for your career and sure as hell won't not be noticed by people whose responsibility is to judge risk and liabilities for example.

Tech stacks, not party flags.

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wahnfrieden ◴[12 Nov 25 06:56 UTC] No.45897114[source]▶
What's wrong with a pride flag? People commonly display their hetero marriages etc. at workplaces too. If either of those cause division in a workplace, that's a matter for HR or legal to resolve (if it is indeed a disruption).

Anyway it's unclear which of these are brought into offices.

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1. maxlin ◴[12 Nov 25 07:10 UTC] No.45897196[source]▶
>People commonly display their hetero marriages etc. at workplaces too

what :D Don't see a single sticker about those and no people don't go out of their way to flaunt their marriages at the workplace. There is a place that is flaunted though, and that is on the behind of their car. "Just Married". How those are used is at the right scope and visibility too.

>If either of those cause division in a workplace, that's a matter for HR or legal to resolve.

If you immediately go to HR (and expect there to be a HR, and for them to take you seriously for minor things) to balance interpersonal issues at work that might just be a sign those issues wouldn't be there without you. Just don't bring your issues to work, be a human.

>it's unclear which of these are brought into offices.

Well I hope for the sake of the users they don't. Sowing discord doesn't reduce just personal success but can soil any project.

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2. wahnfrieden ◴[12 Nov 25 07:27 UTC] No.45897285[source]▶
Showing a pride flag at work isn't bringing an issue (just like having a photo of a husband and wife on a desk is not). Someone else having a problem with that and causing a disruption over it, is sowing discord and bringing an issue to work.