If you read my previous thread I'm looking for a new job.
There's one common situation in almost every job that I've had and that's coworkers saying derogatory comments.
For example, in my last a job a Jewish man and an atheist would sit there having extremely disparaging and prejudiced comments about Catholics. He would say that Catholics 'all drink out of the same cup' during mass and that was gross. If you're going to insult people, at least get your facts right.
In my current role, a French man sat down beside me and started saying how crazy Christians are because they pray. He said that he thought that people who pray to a higher power were possibly mentally ill. Funny, he didn't mention Islam at all or Judaism.
Also, my coworkers talk about politics in the office. I find myself to be orange in a field of purple and it's uncomfortable.
While the comments are not directed at me, I find this horrifying. How do they know that I'm not part of XYZ group that they hate? If you don't know someone well enough to know what religion or lack-of they are, then you should not just bring it up in such a nasty way.
I guess it's kind of nasty to go around insulting people unprovoked and it changes your opinion of the coworker knowing that they are prejudiced against XYZ group. They lose a lot of credibility in my eyes as a professional.
This has been an issue in all 3 if the jobs that I've worked in. As I am looking for a new job, [B][B]how can I avoid this in the future?[/B][/B] I work in IT.
[B]Look, everyone is entitled to their opinions but work isn't the place to air them.[/B] I have some unpalatable opinions myself. Coworkers are not friends.
PS: I think that a lot of people assume that I'm not a religious person because I have a degree in science. As a scientist, I have no idea why someone would think that way. It's highly presuming and presumptuous and, ironically, 'unscientific'. I know a good number of scientists that believe in a higher power. (But we won't derail this thread.)