Hi everyone
Well...I had a job interview and feeling positive. However I have a small problem. A family member of my ex-boss is a partner of the company of my desired job and I've never met the younger relative, I feel wary. When I worked with my ex-boss he told everyone in the office about my depression which was deeply personal and should have remained private. I felt embarrassed as everyone in the office was giving me a hug and I didn't want special treatment. He created a very toxic workplace as they took the side of a colleague who wrongly accused me of making a remark aimed at him on social media. I hadn't (I now know that you don't put your colleagues as facebook friends on social media). I took voluntary redundancy after 7 years and I parted on bad terms with the ex-boss as they didn't try to resolve the conflict between me and the colleague (he sided with the colleague and the atmosphere was terrible). Since I left over a decade ago, I have made every effort to move on, and the ex-boss isn't anywhere geographically near me, and achieved success through other endeavours, but was slightly aghast to see the close relative listed as a business partner on the website of the job I want to go for. I know it's important to remain polite and professional I just worry that people may ask questions about my relationship to the workplace and to the toxic ex-boss. Should I just remain polite, professional - and ignorant to any possible probing questions? I do not make a habit of leaving 'under a bad cloud'. Advice welcome, thanks.