It's Election Day

How does your workplace handle political tensions?

It’s Election Day in the United States. But you already know this! If you are in the United States, I hope you have already voted¹, or have a solid plan to do so today if you are eligible. Be sure to bring your needed ID, and plan for long lines, just in case. Here’s a link to get those details if you need them.

I’m taking the day away from work today to drive people to the polls for a local grassroots organization, thanks to a nice workplace benefit that allows for a set number of hours per year for community service and civic engagement. Other ways I’ve used my allocated hours this year include volunteering with our Pride chapter at the Midwest Food Bank (during one of my visits back to our headquarters), and helping a new voting rights museum clean and prepare for a fundraising gala (right before I moved from IL to NC). It’s a really nice perk at my workplace —getting to be “on the clock” while showing up for issues I care about in my local community.

Photo by Mockup Free on Unsplash

Anyway, there’s already too much to take in today, so I’m not going to throw another big post into your inbox. But because this election feels particularly fraught, I do want to ask: how does your workplace handle election tensions? If you’re comfortable doing so, please also give us your industry and the state where you live as context. No need to name individual workplaces!

And finally, I’m now on a quarterly rather than monthly schedule for the book review feature of this newsletter, and want to let you know that sometime next month I’ll be reviewing Work Pray Code in case you want to read along.

See you next week when I hope we’ve all had a chance to exhale, and please be good to yourself and one another, no matter the outcome of this election.

1. For Harris, obviously!