http://nmallory.exit-23.net/20061010/pets-in-the-workplace & Other Discombobulated Thoughts Mon, 13 Oct 2008 17:04:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1.3 http://nmallory.exit-23.net/20061010/pets-in-the-workplace#comment-14052 tbirdonawire Wed, 11 Oct 2006 16:59:13 +0000 http://nmallory.exit-23.net/20061010/pets-in-the-workplace#comment-14052 Although our company doesn't have a pet policy and it's not the norm to bring in pets, I have been known to bring in my baby bunnies on occassion as well as a baby goat once. The reaction is amazing and when people need a break they come over to my desk and either pet them or just watch them hop around my cube. Although our company doesn’t have a pet policy and it’s not the norm to bring in pets, I have been known to bring in my baby bunnies on occassion as well as a baby goat once. The reaction is amazing and when people need a break they come over to my desk and either pet them or just watch them hop around my cube.

]]> http://nmallory.exit-23.net/20061010/pets-in-the-workplace#comment-14054 n. mallory Wed, 11 Oct 2006 17:53:08 +0000 http://nmallory.exit-23.net/20061010/pets-in-the-workplace#comment-14054 We were just discussing this at a social gathering last night. One of my co-workers commented that once when she was on sick leave after surgery, she came in to get something from her desk and everyone was comepletely stressed out over some big project. She had her new puppy with her and the puppy was like immediate stress relief for the whole office. Everyone was petting him and relaxed and calm. We were just discussing this at a social gathering last night. One of my co-workers commented that once when she was on sick leave after surgery, she came in to get something from her desk and everyone was comepletely stressed out over some big project. She had her new puppy with her and the puppy was like immediate stress relief for the whole office. Everyone was petting him and relaxed and calm.

]]> http://nmallory.exit-23.net/20061010/pets-in-the-workplace#comment-15185 Devin Tue, 31 Oct 2006 15:06:48 +0000 http://nmallory.exit-23.net/20061010/pets-in-the-workplace#comment-15185 What a horror for people with allergies... What a horror for people with allergies…

]]> http://nmallory.exit-23.net/20061010/pets-in-the-workplace#comment-20163 Myths We Hold About Workplace Stress » Brazen Careerist Fri, 09 Feb 2007 15:03:01 +0000 http://nmallory.exit-23.net/20061010/pets-in-the-workplace#comment-20163 [...] And let’s get something straight about bringing pets to work. Employees love a dog at the office, but there is not evidence that dogs at work decrease stress. There is only evidence that they make people work longer hours at the office. So maybe life would get less stressful for dog lovers if you leave the pets at home, work fewer hours and get a social life. [...] […] And let’s get something straight about bringing pets to work. Employees love a dog at the office, but there is not evidence that dogs at work decrease stress. There is only evidence that they make people work longer hours at the office. So maybe life would get less stressful for dog lovers if you leave the pets at home, work fewer hours and get a social life. […]

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