Two wrongs don't make a right, but three lefts do. Improper language in a PC environment isn't a good idea. It doesn't matter what anyone else does. (I actually

Two wrongs don't make a right, but three lefts do. Improper language in a PC environment isn't a good idea. It doesn't matter what anyone else does. (I actually got fired once because I was in the room when an exec muted a conference call and made a racist remark.) Hire your own assistant. Having one randomly assigned isn't a good idea. There's no trust involved. It sounds like malicious compliance for schadenfreude or the assistant sought out to get the exec fired for omitted reasons. It's impossible to judge from afar, i.e., if back problems were real or not. Don't give the appearance of impropriety. Get necessary things in writing (email) because they're often subject to discovery. Don't get other things in writing that could be used against you.