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Its demeaning because you didnt like my answer. As someone who has worked in the non-jewish world all my life I can tell you , that you will come in contact with all sorts of people who do things you dont agree with have differnet beliefs and you will likely be in positions you will not like.
For example
A n-jewish -worker dies and the whole office goes to the Funeral
A co-worker has a Toeivah Marriage and the entire office buys them a gift and you are expected to give.
A co-worker has a mixed marriage and the entire office buys them a gift
Business Relationships with members of the opposite gender (Issues of Yichud, Travel, Shaking hands)
Business lunches and Dinners
You have to figure out how to navigate these roadblocks without making yourself look selfish and have to be a team player. Being a Team player is very important in an office especially with people you are spending half your life with.
I think a Rav might be able to figure out a way out like maybe for example the charity is to feed the poor rather than fund the local Hindu Temple.