Did you know that tomorrow, Friday June 23rd is a national holiday? It’s “Take Your Dog To Work Day!”
According to its organizers, several thousand companies are expected to participate, up from a few hundred when the event began eight years ago. Workplace policies allowing dogs on the job are becoming more popular as some surveys have shown that it lowers absenteeism, improves morale, and helps build bonds among workers and even with clients.
Pet-friendly environments can apparently pay off in a competitive job market, as more than 400 of America’s most successful companies, including Google Inc., have taken this step. Also, a survey by Simply Hired and Dogster, found a third of dog-owners would take a 5 percent pay cut to take their pets to work, two-thirds would work longer hours and half would switch jobs. So, if your company isn’t participating this year in Take Your Dog To Work Day, maybe you need to educate your boss!
Pet Sitters International is the organization who started TYDTWD, with the intention of raising awareness of animals in need of homes – a cause we certainly share. All the positive side-effects have really just been a happy accident. Now maybe they can help dogs on the job form a union and get a 401K plan!
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