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Pet-friendly offices: I’m sure having a pet visit the office once would be a treat, but every day quickly can become a burden on the team. Disagree, given the
by kafkaesq 9y ago
Pet-friendly offices: I’m sure having a pet visit the office once would be a treat, but every day quickly can become a burden on the team.
Disagree, given the observation that pets (provided they're well-behaved, are well-groomed etc) reduce stress and promote empathy. It's just a question of measure - somewhere between "once" and "every day" there are these notions of "once in a while" or "from time to time". Which I suspect would be optimal, for this particular indulgence.
- Daishiman 9y agoI have been in environments where dogs are not well-disciplined and will pee on the floor and bark annoyingly while we're trying to focus. No thanks.
- kafkaesq 9y agoHence the "well-behaved, well-groomed" constraint. If you're in an office where dogs are peeing and barking (and no one knows what to do about it) - then clearly you have a people problem, not a dog problem.
- Sammi 9y agoSome people have allergies.
- kafkaesq 9y agoA very legitimate issue, of course. (I'm not saying there aren't solid arguments against pets - just that the original argument wasn't make those arguments).