AITAH for refusing to take my boss’s dog home every night even though “it’s just a temporary arrangement”
The narrator, a 29-year-old female administrative assistant, describes an escalating situation involving her boss, Greg (40M), who runs his small company with a self-proclaimed "family" mentality that allows him considerable lat*tude in his actions.
The conflict began when Greg adopted a golden retriever named Buddy and started bringing him to the office daily without managing the dog's behavior, leading to disruption.
When Greg's apartment lease changed, he immediately expected an employee to take over caring for Buddy overnight, leading to the boss directly pressuring the narrator to comply, which she refused, resulting in workplace tension and subtle threats to her job security.
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The narrator finds herself in a difficult position where her reasonable boundary—refusing to take on the responsibility of her boss's pet—is being framed by management as a failure of teamwork and loyalty.
Her conflict centers on protecting her personal life and home situation against her employer's inappropriate demands and leveraging of perceived workplace culture.
The core debate is whether the narrator is justified in her absolute refusal, given the potential career repercussions, or if any level of compliance was expected due to the perceived informal nature of the company culture.
Is the boss's expectation reasonable given the work environment, or is the narrator entirely within her rights to say no?
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