Another High Stakes US Election Is Leading to Workplace Tension

After President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump’s debate, 64% of respondents said they experienced or witnessed poor workplace treatment due to political views.

Photographer: Eva Marie Uzcategui/Bloomberg

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Typically, it’s office politics that creates tension at work, but with a highly polarizing US election season underway, it’s national politics causing the problems.