Johnny C. Taylor Jr.

We spend about a third of our lives at work. So it's often hard to leave our feelings about politics at home. But in this contentious election, disagreements over politics have sent workplace incivility to an all-time high.

We spend about a third of our lives at work. So it's often hard to leave our feelings about politics at home. But in this contentious election, disagreements over politics have sent workplace incivility to an all-time high.

That's Johnny C. Taylor Jr., He runs a group of human resources managers called SHRM, which is tracking the skyrocketing workplace tensions over politics. It estimates that employers are losing more than $2 billion a day in productivity as a result. The solution? That has to come from within. HR executives say it might not be practical to ban political conversations at work.

That's Johnny C. Taylor Jr., He runs a group of human resources managers called SHRM, which is tracking the skyrocketing workplace tensions over politics. It estimates that employers are losing more than $2 billion a day in productivity as a result. The solution? That has to come from within. HR executives say it might not be practical to ban political conversations at work.

Maria Aspin, NPR News, New York.

Maria Aspin, NPR News, New York.