Seems right on brand for him. He wrote a book about his life and struggles being on the spectrum. I wouldn't be surprised if it's not intentional at all.
Windscribe...had it for a few years now and seems fine. I'll probably look into proton or mulvad when my subscription runs out, but I'd re-up if I find another subscription deal.
On US Mobile (Verizon) using a VPN on my phone when tethering seems to bypass detection. At least the meter on the dashboard says I've used 0gb hotspot.
I've worked many different jobs in various sized companies and this wouldn't be an issue.