I’ve worked as a marketing coordinator for two years, but my boss gradually started asking me to run personal errands, from grabbing coffee and picking up dry cleaning to taking his dog to the vet and collecting his kids from school. I agreed because I wanted to be helpful, but last month, I finally said no because I had actual deadlines to meet. He responded, “I don’t pay you to say no.” That night, I gathered screenshots, dates, and records of every personal task he’d assigned me and sent them to HR, asking whether those errands were part of my role. The next morning, my boss confronted me after HR contacted him, claiming it was a misunderstanding and that he thought I enjoyed helping him. Now he barely speaks to me, my coworkers act like nothing happened, and HR has been investigating for two weeks without an update. I’m starting to wonder whether reporting him was the right decision or whether I’ve made my work life harder. Should I wait and see what happens, or start looking for another job before things get worse? Has anyone experienced something similar, and did things ever get better?
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