his or her political beliefs known. According to a survey by Vault.com, 35% of bosses

openly share their political views with employees, and 9% of workers feel pressure to

conform to the boss’ views. Regarding co-workers, 30% of respondents said that a coworker

has tried to influence their choice in an election.

“My boss insisted that he had to know who I voted for in the election,” said one

respondent. “Then he proceeded to tell me that if I didn't vote his way, I had no business

working for the company.”

Vault’s Politics in the Workplace Survey was conducted in October 2007, and consists of

responses from 727 employees representing various industries across the United States.

Political talk is alive and well at the office, as 66% of survey respondents said that their

co-workers candidly discuss politics, and 46% have witnessed an argument about politics

between colleagues. Slightly more than half of all survey respondents (52%) said that

they were open about their own political views at work.

Vault is the leading media company focused on careers. Vault offers over 120 nationally

includes surveys and “insider” information on more than 4,500 employers, 4,000 colleges

and universities, and hundreds of industries and occupations, as well as the much-praised

Electronic WaterCooler™, the Internet’s first-ever network of message boards for

professionals with nearly 2,000,000 searchable posts. Vault was founded in 1996 by

Hussam Hamadeh, Samer Hamadeh and Mark Oldman.