29-year-old woman's job on the line when she refuses to dogsit for her boss, husband encourages her to quit toxic workplace: "It might affect your future here"

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    AITAH refusing take my boss's dog home every night even though s just temporary arrangement"

    "So when do you want to start taking Buddy home?"
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    So I (29F) work as an admin assistant at a small company, and my boss, who we will call Greg (40M), is the type of guy who thinks "running things like a family" means he can do whatever he wants.
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    A few months ago, Greg adopted a golden retriever named Buddy. Buddy is great. Greg is not. Instead of, you know, adjusting his own life to accommodate his dog, he just started bringing Buddy to the office.
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    every day. Which would be fine, except Greg does not actually watch him. Buddy is now a full-time employee. He roams around, eats people's lunches, barks during client calls, and once peed on the office printer. Greg's response? "Haha, classic Buddy."
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    Anyway. Last week, Greg sent out a company-wide email saying he was looking for a volunteer to take Buddy home at night. Why, you ask? Because-get this-Greg's apartment does not allow pets.
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    Apparently, for the past two weeks, my coworker Jessica had been taking Buddy home. Jessica is now moving out of state. Instead of, I don't know, figuring out a normal solution, Greg just assumed someone else would take over.
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    I ignored the email, assuming someone higher up would shut this down. Nope. Instead, Greg calls me into his office and hits me with, "So when do you want to start taking Buddy home?"
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    Not would I like to. Not is this something I'd be willing to do. Just when. I laughed because I thought he was joking. He was not. When I said no, Greg sighed dramatically and went, "You have a house, right?"
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    Yes, Greg. I have a house. A house with two cats who would rather commit arson than share their space with a golden retriever. I told him that, and this man actually rolled his eyes and said, "Can't you just keep them separate?"
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    At this point, I was done. I told him, "Greg, I am not taking home your dog." He looked at me like I had personally m Buddy in front of him. He said he was "really disappointed" in my lack of teamwork and then started making vague comments about my "attitude" and how it "might affect my future here."
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    And guess what? Some of my coworkers are actually on his side. One of them—who I assume wants to be promoted to Assistant to the Regional Dog-Sitter―said, "It wouldn't be that hard," and, "Jessica never complained."
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    Meanwhile, Greg has started bringing Buddy over to my desk multiple times a day and saying things like, "He really likes you. You sure you won't reconsider?" Buddy is now actively staring at me while I type this.
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    My fiancé thinks this is the dumbest thing he has ever heard and told me to start looking for a new job. But now my coworkers are acting like I kicked Buddy into oncoming traffic, and Greg is giving me disappointed dad vibes every time I walk into the breakroom.
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    Visual-Lobster6625 "Jessica never complained" . . . no, she just moved out of state to get out of the situation. NTA - I'm a dog lover, but your boss is ridiculous. ETA -OP commented that this post was a social experiment
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    technonoma Greg should be the one adjusting his life, not expecting his employees to.
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    monty624 That poor dog. Want a dog to develop separation anxiety, possible misdirected aggressive behaviors, and resource guarding? This is a great way to do that. I'm sure Buddy is well loved but stability and consistency is important! Especially for a high energy dog.
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    Dimityblue I wouldn't be surprised if that's why Jessica moved.
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    Lady_Gator_2027 Why aren't the coworkers taking his side, offering to take Buddy home?
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    missbean163 That's why they want op to do it. So they dont.
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    Mother_Search3350 Is that Greg's company? Does Greg have a boss? It's time to escalate this higher up
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    Greg is an a and someone needs to call animal control and let them know about Greg and Buddy He has no business having a dog with no place to keep the dog and an office is no place for a dog like retriever to spend his days
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    jubangyeonghon HR. For sure. But also 100% look for another job where everyone isn't bat sh insane.

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