Dog-friendly offices are good for dogs, but more importantly, they're good for business. It certainly helps attract and retain great employees.Many companies now indicate that they are a "dog-friendly workplace" in our help-wanted ads. That's increased both the number and quality of applicants. And once someone gets used to bringing their dog to work, they're less likely to leave.
Even the delivery folks love the dogs. We have seen some times the FedX man bring treats to the dogs at the office from time to time.
The key to a dog-friendly workplace is developing a reasonable approach that reduces friction and problems. The first rule is that dogs have to be well behaved and housebroken.
A dog-friendly workplace may be rare, but workers are doggone crazy about bringing Rover to the office.
According to a recent online survey, two-thirds of dog owners said they would put in longer hours if they could bring their dog to work.
The poll, conducted by the online dog forum Dogster and the job search engine Simply Hired, revealed that almost a third of those surveyed said they would go so far as taking a 5 percent pay cut if that meant their dog could accompany them to the office.
About 70 percent of the 150 individuals surveyed also considered a dog-friendly office an important job benefit.
"Companies with dog-friendly policies just get it. And they're breeding a class of happy and loyal employees," Ted Rheingold, CEO of Dogster, said in a statement. "After all, who wouldn't be happy working with their best friend?"
The American Pet Products Manufacturers Association estimates that 44 million U.S. households have a dog.While companies with 50 employees or less made up the majority of the 400 dog-friendly firms within the U.S. compiled by Dogster and Simply Hired, some Fortune 500 outfits made the list as well, including Amazon and Google
California had more dog-friendly companies than any other state according to the survey.
