3. They regularly schedule private or late-night meetings
If you're occasionally asked to stay beyond normal business hours and have a legitimate joint project to work on, that's one thing, says Taylor.
"But if you start seeing a pattern of being singled out, and the meetings are always running late — or there are too many unnecessary private meetings — then your boss may be trying to go beyond a professional scope," she says.
Keep in mind that if you're uncomfortable with these actions and you continue to comply with these requests, things will get worse.
