When someone who isn't a family member asks if you trust them, you should be very skeptical of what they're asking you to do. Legitimate interactions in the workplace rarely simultaneously require a high degree of trust and a low amount of information. If they get your address from HR, their request for it will likely be documented if they have a legitimate reason to have it, and that is a good thing for both of you just to prevent misunderstandings should something happen at your home.

I would say that even if it's a family member, you should still be skeptical. I have no examples of "do you trust me?" ever ending well.

@Erik Presumably you know your family well enough to know who among them you can trust. I agree that, in general, you should be reluctant to trust people who say "trust me" though.

Are you a woman? Are you working remotely? May be ask your colleagues if Steve did the same to them.

@StephanBranczyk I've been reliably informed that gender doesn't matter in the modern workplace. I typically work remotely, but was in the office yesterday when these interactions happened. I am typically in the office once a week, sometimes twice.

@notmySOaccount, You're right of course. I'm sorry if I phrased my question incorrectly. My point is: If your manager is sexually attracted to you, then there could be an additional dimension to this question.

@StephanBranczyk I've been reliably informed that I'm very unattractive and no one would be sexually attracted to me. So I think I'm safe.

@ColleenV and Erik - I basically agree with this notion that someone asking you to "trust me" is unlikely to be trustworthy! My experience outside of work aligns with that.

Could it be that the company has a "recognition gift" for any worker who has worked for them for 10 years, and the manager asks for your address to send that gift to you (as a surprise) ? -- Do you have that tradition at your company ? -- At one of my previous employers, we have that tradition, but the company lets the workers (with 10 years of services) know in advance so that these workers can pick the gifts they like from the website. No surprise in my case.

@Job_September_2020 I don't know. I don't really want a gift anyway as I'm planning to leave the company this year.

@Job_September_2020 - in my experience, usually "recognition gift" would be given in the office even if it was supposed to be a surprise

@notmySOaccount People here are just genuinely trying to help you by offering potential reasons for Steves behaviour. The fact that someone (accidentally) assumed your gender doesn't mean anything. Accusing people of something "they would do" and complaining about politics that haven't materialized is unproductive, and frankly, a bit off-putting.

"I've been reliably informed that gender doesn't matter" You've been informed wrong if you think that's the case. In the day and age of #MeToo? Gender matters more than it's ever mattered. "I've been reliably informed that I'm unattractive" Likewise, good & bad things happen to "ugly" people so whether or not you're unattractive is immaterial. It's telling that you're not answering relevant questions and deflecting with irrelevant statements to questions even when you're anon.

@WernerCD The gender is immaterial. Men can be "hit on" just as much as women. What is "telling" is the OP wants to focus on the issue at hand.

@WernerCD If I wanted to discuss political topics like gender, I would post this on Politics.SE. I am not here to discuss political issues. But since you care so much, I'll have you know that I identify as a man and my preferred pronouns are he/him.

@marcelm The answers are helpful. Comments dragging me into political debates are not.

@notmySOaccount But you're the one who's making this all political. The comment thread would have simply been better off without your (now removed) comment I responded to.

So if I say I'm a man and I prefer he/him pronouns, that's political? But if someone wrongly assumes I'm a woman and refers to me as "she", that's fine, according to you. So you think misgendering is fine, but being correctly gendered is too political.