There is Something that confuses me.
Well hello, I'm Kayle. A Tree Dragon Furry from The Seattle area, there is something that confuses me. I've been working a job for 8/9 months now, an internship of sorts. All the way back in February right before I got the job my Dad told me something ( he is very accepting of who I am ) he told me that In a Job environment I need to hide the fact I'm a furry, now I don't feel any ill towards what he said about that. I'm confused because I can openly say I have a Boyfriend and talk about him, and not a single coworker or my councilors ever batted an eye. It's not like I flaunt being gay or being furry in public, I'm just scared because I say I go to these Conventions and I have to lie by saying I'm going to a "ComiCon" or something, it's confusing to me how a company can fire you for having a hobby because your coworkers "find dirt" on you through that. I hope this kind of post is allowed here, I just need some advice on how I should go about this. Just to be clear I don't feel ill towards anything, I'm just genuinely curious.
Edit: thank you all who have commented to Educate me about this. All very good info :) this definitely helps with my anxieties about this kind of thing.