So my boss J, loves to say that he can tell us to do anything and everything because our job descriptions say “other duties as assigned” at the bottom, which is absolutely absurd to me. The way it was explained to me is that “other duties as assigned” is only applicable if the other duties are at least within the realm or scope of your position. For example I am an accountant, so asking me to clean the bathroom or discuss the health status of residents with their families is not an appropriate use of “other duties as assigned”. It's interesting to note here that J is the one who taught me that important distinction when we worked together somewhere else. J would get mad at our former boss all the time because he constantly pulled crap like that, so it's hilarious that now J does it too.
Well I recently got a job title change to accurately encompass the work I actually do. When reviewing my new job description I noticed “other duties as assigned” at the bottom of the document. So I promptly deleted that line (because they sent the form to me as a Word doc), signed my version, had my boss sign my version, and sent it back to HR. It's been a month or so and I don't think anyone noticed. So the next time my boss says “Your job description says other duties as assigned” I'm going to smile the biggest shit eating grin and reply “No it doesn't.”