How to Handle the Dreaded Political Shop Talk at Work

In this Sad Desk Salad: In a presidential election year, it’s hard to know how to separate the personal and political. 

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How do I—or do I—talk about politics at work? I’m dreading the presidential election this year, and the months of debate and contentiousness over the Israel-Hamas war are driving me crazy.

—Linda, 52, Pittsburgh