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Even when they're in your own home, if there are strangers in your home providing a service for you, you need to keep your pets well away from them so that they can do their work—even if your pets are the most friendly animals in existence. This is why I honestly do not envy anyone whose job involves going into stranger's homes—humans, by nature, are uniquely bizarre creatures, and while each of us is comfortable in our own home, some of us are overly comfortable—and a select number of us are animals ourselves with the way we live before our pets are even factored into the equation.
This contractor worked for an air duct cleaning company and was given a job at a house while the homeowner was absent, but the homeowner's 80-year-old mother and 40-year-old brother were home. Also present were two large bulldogs who had clearly been neglected in their hygiene, one of whom followed and barked at the contractor throughout the entire four-hour cleaning process. The homeowner's brother kept insisting that the contractor pet the dogs, claiming that it would cause them to leave him alone, but, on account of their hygiene, the contractor repeatedly declined.
Eventually, the contractor asked the homeowner's brother to put the dogs away as they were about to start using strong chemical cleaning agents. They felt their request had been voiced reasonably and were surprised when they were later called into HR on account of a complaint that the client had lodged. The contractor was surprised to find that the complaint was used as grounds for terminating their employment.
Frustrated, they shared their experience with this popular online community for workplace discussion, sparking discourse on the subject amongst concerned and sympathetic readers in the comments.
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