CHAPTER 12
Dogs & Pets
If there are no dogs in Heaven, thenwhen I die I want to go where they went.—WILL ROGERS
Another fun practice that most companies can support is allowing employees to bring their pets—especially dogs—to work! More and more frequently, employers and employees are discovering that pets at the workplace make them happier, lower stress levels, and create a comfortable, flexible environment. Pets can create camaraderie within the workplace and trigger interactions that may not have happened without them.
University of Southern California’s Dana and David Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences reports have shown that pets have calming effects on employees—reducing blood pressure, lowering stress, and making employees ...
Get Work Made Fun Gets Done! now with the O’Reilly learning platform.
O’Reilly members experience books, live events, courses curated by job role, and more from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers.