As if it wasn't hard enough to get to work some days, this sassy orange cat is making it even harder for his owner to leave the house. His spirited attempts to persuade the man to stay went viral!

Cat owner Brandon obviously knew what would happen when he walked towards the front door in the morning, and therefore pulled out his cell phone camera.

It recorded how Brandon's orange cat Sebastian had already positioned himself in front of the door of the apartment.

"He won't let me go to work," the cat dad wrote on his clip, which ended up on TikTok.

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The next sequences in the video showed what this meant: as soon as Brandon took the door handle in his hand, the kitty literally attacked and bit into his arm.

The next attempt to leave the apartment also failed due to the cat's determination to get his dad to stay at all costs. The animal used its sharp claws and pointed teeth to make its point.

Sebastian then tried out whether it was more effective to claw his human's leg while occasionally using his voice loudly.

It's fair to say that the cat pulled out all the stops to convince Brandon to skip work.

Commenters are clearly on Sebastian's side, however.

"I would send that to my boss and stay home," laughed one user.

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"this would have me BAWLING on my way to work," said another.

Other viewers are also sure that the kitty had good reason to keep his dad home.

Indeed, some comment that the cat may have saved Brandon from something by holding him back for a few seconds. They refer to the "burnt toast" theory.

Followers believe that some minor inconveniences were actually divine providence that saved the person from disaster.

Meanwhile, other users worry that Sebastian is simply afraid of being alone and beg Brandon to get another cat to keep him company.