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It's one of those shitstorms that sweep half the world almost every day.
And yet this time it is a new phenomenon.
One that will probably catch on.
This is what happened: The founder of the US company Basecamp - it is one of those hip up-and-coming IT companies - sent an unmistakable message to his employees a few days ago.
He urged them to stop discussing socially and politically relevant topics at work in the future.
CEO Jason Fried justified the ban with the fact that political discussions had recently caused too great a distraction from work.
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“We don't have to solve any profound social problems, we make software,” he explained.
And made a generous severance offer to every employee who could not accept this.
What followed was internal and external outrage.
Numerous executives and other employees immediately submitted their resignation.
There is talk of around a third of the workforce.
At the same time, a fabulous shit storm hit the CEO.
Especially the youth, often called Generation Z, are outraged by the dictates of the Basecamp organizers.
The action seems far away.
But that's not it.
It will not be long before similar cases are discussed or argued in this country.
Ultimately, for example, there are pioneering federal elections that could bring about a kind of political turning point.
The social rifts will deepen
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And here, too, it can be observed that young people are positioning themselves much more aggressively politically and socially.
It is a generation that stands up for its values much more strongly and sometimes more radically.
However, who often finds it difficult to accept other opinions.
The situation will not be forgotten when companies argued about whether employees were allowed to take time off for the Fridays for Future demonstrations.
Even German company bosses have to ask themselves how they deal with this youth - on whose shoulders the future of the company rests at the same time.
Because one thing is certain: In this country too, the political and social rifts between the generations are deepening.
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More disagreements are programmed.
If they used to have no impact on the job, that is changing now.
The youth take a stand.
All over!
And that's not all.
She is not afraid to verbally attack those who think differently.
Be it in company-internal chats or via social media.
“Think differently, think anew.
Courage and social responsibility ”: This or something similar reads the job advertisements that companies use to attract the next generation.
It is hip and hip to advertise such so-called soft skills.
But what do companies really want?
Do you really want these spirits that you keep calling?
Basecamp CEO Fried has decided for himself that above all he needs capable and productive IT specialists and programmers in order to make his company successful - to make a profit, one can safely say.
Profit maximization is probably not the only goal for him either.
But profits are simply part of the essence of the economy.
German corporations should be just as honest - no matter whether small or large, whether start-up or medium-sized company.
Almost all of them are likely to aim to generate sustainable long-term profits.
However, that won't work if the workforce is at odds.
Productivity is also essential in the world of Generation Z.
Every boss who is of the opinion that politics has no place in the company should be allowed to take this point of view.
Maybe he's not politically correct.
But then everyone involved has to deal with this - by staying or resigning.
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