I think you can be honest and at the same time not give too much away, by watching your answers.
I think people's views of you when at work can go one of two ways - Its sometimes a positive, e.g. When Kowalski and myself were having a conversation about how some people will see you do something as simple as approach and be in set and be like "Wow he's a hero! Guys got game!" Etc. The other way is of course the negative side which you speak of, which i too have experienced.

I think the best way, is just to calibrate how much of your PUA side you show and to whom. (Easier said than done, right?!)

As a footnote, for me personally - it has always been males who had something negative to say about my flirtacious behaviour. Be careful not to trigger anyone's infiriority complex!

Ritz