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Every workplace that I've been at that allowed dogs has done so extremely responsibly. Every employee was surveyed for allergies. Before bringing dogs in you h
by ncallaway 6y ago
Every workplace that I've been at that allowed dogs has done so extremely responsibly.
Every employee was surveyed for allergies. Before bringing dogs in you had to talk with reception and register the dog. Reception would check if there were any employees with allergies before allowing dogs in. The severity of the allergy would determine the proximity dogs could be to the person with the allergy.
A mild allergy that lead to a small stuffy nose and itchy eyes would just be cause to notify the owner of the dog and tell them to keep it out of that person's space as much as possible. I hadn't heard of a potentially lethal dog allergy while I was there, but I imagine that would be grounds for not allowing dogs into that particular building.
So I disagree that it's inherently anti-inclusive. I think it all comes down to how it's administered.
- yokaze 6y agoThe scenarios described are concerning the introduction of a dog into the environment, where there are people with known allergies. How would it look the other way around? Is there one scenario, where the allergic persons don't have to modify their behaviour.
- ncallaway 6y agoI wasn't in the administration of the programs, so I wouldn't know for certain. Here are some thoughts though: - If they're allergic, then find them a seating arrangement that works for them (assuming they don't already have a seating arrangement). - If no such seating arrangement is possible (for example, if they need to sit with their team and the team is on a floor with a dog), then notify the dog owners that due to an allergy they will no longer be able to bring their dog in. - If the dog owner really likes bringing their dog in, help relocate the dog owner to a different space.