So I started a new administrative job four days ago, and early this morning (at 7:00 am!) three people in adjacent cubicles start talking right-wing politics. They hate Obama, repeated various lies about him, and were curious about Romney and Gingrich.
Yeah, I know. "Curious about Gingrich." It's kind of like being "curious about Cheney."
It was getting me worked up badly, and I was unable to concentrate after a while. After a while, I put on my iPod and drowned them out, despite not even knowing if I was allowed to play one.
Anyone have any tips for surviving this kind of thing when you're not in a position to get involved in a workplace argument? This election is bad enough without gritting my teeth to co-workers' ignorance. I wouldn't have posted this if I wasn't serious... I'm more of a wreck than I was before.