Sublet owner offers discounted rent if subletter petsits his cat, subletter agrees, but draws the line at sending owner picture documantation: ‘It's not in my job description’

Every pet owner dislikes the idea of being separated from their beloved fur babies for longer than a few hours. It is the one downside of going on vacation, and the one thing you usually can't keep out of your mind when you try to relax by the beach. Even if you hired the most highly acclaimed pet sitter in the whole world, or if your most responsible family member agreed to take care of your best furriend, it can still be stressful to leave them behind.

While cats are usually easier to pet sit for, cat owners are no less extreme when it comes to the need to know they are okay. We have two cameras at home that we check every single day while we're at work, and it's sometimes still not enough to soothe our minds. We have so much love for these babies, and we can't bear the thought that something might happen to them, unlikely as it may be, while we are not around.

The cat owner in the story below was left without a cat sitter right before they went off traveling for a month. As a last resort, they asked their subletter if they could cat sit and offered them a $100 discount on the rent in return. The subletter thought this was a great deal, so they happily agreed to the job.

As we all know, cats are usually very low maintenance, so this wasn't a complicated task for the subletter. However, when the owner asked if the subletter could send him a photo of the cat every other day, the subletter firmly refused, claiming this wasn't in the job description.

We fully understand the need to have physical evidence that your cat is doing okay while you're away for a month, so our hearts go out to the cat owner. Plus, taking a few pictures of a cat you are currently living with doesn't seem like a completed task, so why not just do this favor and get it over with?

Scroll down to read the full story, and let us know what you would have done in this situation in the comments below. After that, check out this awwdorable story of a lovely grandpa who adopted the last cat in the shelter.

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