5% of Coinbase Employees Take Severance Offer over ‘Apolitical’ Stance

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Nothing wrong with a company not wanting lost productivity due to non work-related activity.

It seems reasonable to have a rule that says "don't get into arguments or spend significant work time on non work-related topics"

If people are violating that standard predominantly with political topics, then make the rule explicit and specific.

People should be professional enough to do this on their own, but many aren't, and an explicit rule makes sure you don't have a constant parade of disruptions and firing employees because they're not doing their work or stopping others from doing theirs.