Single mom's boss randomly visits her house instead of having meetings at work, she questions his behavior and puts boundaries on: "Stop doing meetings this way"

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Briana Viser • Writer and Editor
Jul 7, 2025 1:00 PM EDT

Work should inherently be a professional place. I guess it depends on where you work, but even in dive bars there remains a certain level of propriety, veiled smiles, and the sterile atmosphere. Coworkers can really make or break the workplace. I know that there were times in my life where I felt like I had the most idyllic job I could possibly have, but the coworkers made me want to pull my hair out. I've also had jobs that weren't necessarily my favorite, nor did they pay a lot, but it was worth it because of the people I worked with. When you come to work and feel like you're surrounded by friends, and people who respect and love you it can make all the difference. 

In the story below, it's far from respectful or loving. The protagonist is a woman who lives alone with her teenage daughter, and is a single mom. Her boss, a man, refuses to plan meetings between the two of them at work and does it in her home.  

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  • AITAH for telling my boss I am not comfortable with him randomly visiting my house?

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  • I am mid 30s, single mom of an 14 yo daughter. With our two dogs, we are the only ones that live here. I work in marketing and at this exact place for 6 months.
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  • This behavior is completely out of line. I can't believe this woman agreed to meetings in her home once at all. That's a huge red flag, and she should know better. There's no good reason to have your boss come to your place of residence for a meeting, it should only be done at work. 

  • My boss is in his early 40s presumably but I don't know his exact age. He might not be married because he doesn't wear a ring but I don't know for sure.
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  • Recently my boss has been acting strange towards me. He doesn't want to talk to me at work anymore and prefers to come
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  • over to my house during the evenings and chat. I was fine with this the first couples of times but i'm starting to feel uncomfortable about it because my other
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  • coworkers told me he doesn't do it this way for them. Last night I saw his car parks at the front of
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  • my driveway and then he called me and asked if I wanted to talk tonight, I said no and he drove off.
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  • I called him back this morning (I'm on vacation until Monday because july the 4th) and asked him to stop doing meetings this way because it's creepy and i'm
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  • not comfortable with doing it this anymore. He told me it's however he generally does it (remember what I said when my other coworkers don't have meetings
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  • with him at their houses). I felt uncomfortable. I decided to text a coworker I am friends with and ask her if I did anything wrong by telling him to stop and she said I
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  • am acting like a coward. Now I think maybe I am over reacting at all of this and should just let him visit for meetings.
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  • MistressJacklynHy... • 12h ago NTA. He is crossing boundaries. You are there to work for him. He should ONLY be discussing work
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  • with you AT work. He is waving so many red flags! Does your company have an
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  • HR department you can go to? What he is doing is completely unacceptable!
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  • • greenwitheveryth... 12h ago Why would he ever come to your house for a meeting? It was inappropriate every time, not just now that you're uncomfortable. I
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  • would make a formal record with HR. He also needs to be told to not text or call after work hours as well.
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  • Sanford-And-Anfi... 12h ago NTA. Take this to HR. This is not normal or acceptable behavior.
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  • BoopityGoopity • 12h ago Make a record of all the times he's come by. A brief description of each occurrence if possible. Plus
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  • note that you've spoken with other coworkers. Go to HR with a printout of this record and your laptop so you can also email them the
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  • file for a digital copy as you're in the office with them. Make sure you CC/BCC an external email address as well so they can't
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  • wipe it completely (in case your boss has an in with an unethical person in IT). This is the only way it stops.
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