Reply #52

I once worked for a wealthy 'Democrat' who was a big right-winger. He had his office manager invite me to her house to "fix her computer", but there was nothing wrong with the computer and the visit turned into me being asked lots of questions about my personal life over dinner (the boss obviously wanted to know if I was gay). I actually overheard the boss debriefing her about it a couple days later.

I was already applying for a position in another department at that point, which turned out to be a good career move because it eventually got me out of that company.

On Edit: Just wanted to add that it sounds like you are an intelligent, diplomatic and skilled person. If you are ever scrutinized over that very one-sided exchange, don't forget that you bring value to the company too and any intelligent boss would recognize that. If they do something rash, then your talents go to another boss who is more progressive.