Would You Be Disillusioned by a Boss’s Inappropriate Behavior?

clipped from blogs.wsj.com The controversial New York Times article published yesterday questions Sen. John McCain’s record of adhering to ethical standards. The piece says that some of Sen. McCain’s top advisors believed that his close relationship with lobbyist Vicki Iseman had turned romantic Their alleged disappointment in Sen. McCain raises the question of how colleagues and friends respond to infidelity or inappropriate behavior in a boss or coworker. In this Work Therapy column on WSJ.com, a reader seeks advice because a long-time mentor has left his wife for a woman with whom he was having an affair. “All of a sudden, I feel uncomfortable around him. Professionally, he is still at the top of his game and a worthwhile mentor. But on a personal level, I feel like he’s done something wrong and isn’t trustworthy,” the reader writes. Experts in the article says that the mentee may not know the whole story and should raise the issue with the mentor — before rashly ending the relationship.