Some bosses blur the line between workplace and personal life a little too much.

So, what would you do if your manager adopted a dog but couldn’t keep it at his own place and then expected you to take it home every night as a “team player?” Would you go along with it to avoid problems at work? Or would you refuse and risk losing your job?

In the following story, one woman finds herself in this exact situation after her boss adopts a golden retriever. Here’s what’s going on.

AITAH for refusing to take my boss’s dog home every night even though “it’s just a temporary arrangement”

So I (29F) work as an administrative 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.

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 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.”

Anyway. Last week, Greg sent out a company-wide email saying he was looking for a volunteer to take Buddy home at night.

Greg tried to push her into watching Buddy.

Why, you ask? Because—get this—Greg’s apartment does not allow pets.

Apparently, for the past two weeks, my coworker Jessica has been taking Buddy home. Jessica is now moving out of state. Instead of figuring out a normal solution, Greg just assumed someone else would take over.

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?”

Not would I like to. Not is this something I’d be willing to do. Just when.

He did not give up.

I laughed because I thought he was joking. He was not.

When I said no, Greg sighed dramatically and said, “You have a house, right?”

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?”

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 murdered 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.”

Now, everyone has an opinion on the matter.

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.”

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.

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.

AITA?

Sheesh! Talk about an irresponsible pet owner!

Let’s see what advice the people over at Reddit have to offer her.

This person agrees that this is not her problem.

Here’s an excellent solution.

She should contact HR.

It definitely should be illegal.

She should look for a new job.

It sounds like Greg takes advantage of his power and is probably not a good guy to keep working for.

If you liked that story, check out this post about a group of employees who got together and why working from home was a good financial decision.