Of course not, but i'll just tell her / him i'm not interested, and see if the person's keep insisting and make my life at work miserable, or if he's just a desperate person having a very bad day...
There are many reason why someone would be a pain to work with honestly. I could imagine someone insisting on people going to drink after work being a pita for a muslim for example, or a guy talking all the time about politics and having different views than myself, etc, etc. But it seems like sex is handled extremely differently than the rest, and i'd like to understand if, in practice, there are reason for that (other than the subject itself being extremely sensitive in the US compared to some european countries, for example).
You are extending a lot of good will towards the "ask my female employees for sex on the first day" boss in this situation. "a desperate person having a very bad day"? I encourage you to reflect on your investment in extending to this person such an excuse. Why should that person not endure whatever scrutiny would follow from an HR inquiry into that behavior? Why is your instinct to shield that person, by suggesting that it might be the author's responsibility to brush it off?
"sex is handled extremely differently than the rest ... [is there] reason for that[?]" I mean US internet culture is the place where this baleful notion of the "friend zone" exists: men who complain bitterly that being nice to women does not secure for them a sexual relationship. Denigration or retaliation following sexual rejection is a well-documented practice. From what history do you think sexual harassment laws spring? Women fought for them because they survived regular abuse, manipulation and retaliation from men (especially superiors). Have you read any of this history? for example: http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Society/2011/1114/The-evolution...
That's because your boss propositioning you for sex _is_ different than your boss talking to you about politics.
It says something about the culture of the company that a manager feels unfettered to ask his direct reports for sex so boldly, i.e. without fear of consequence. I'm shocked you do not see this.
Consider, would you not feel pressure, from your new boss at your new company, that maybe your turning them down might have negative repercussions for your career? Would it not give you great anxiety?
There's a power relationship between reports. Most companies have explicit guidelines that prohibit romantic relationships along the management chain.
