I brought my dog named Elka into work with me today. It doesn’t make much sense because I don’t get as much work done when I bring my 2 ½ year old boxer with me but maybe that’s part of the enjoyment. I work in a building that’s owned by Microsoft and I’m told there are rules against bringing pets to work.
Elka loves the attention she receives from my coworkers. I can instantly recognize which of them are dog owners and which are not. During a nutty 6-month stint at a start up company called Petplace.com bringing your pet to work was not only allowed but encouraged. Among our regular visitors were a Great Dane, an African Grey and three extremely foul smelling ferrets. There were a dozen of us Petplace peons crammed into a tiny office, and I dreaded the days when our test manager would bring in a large cage containing his three ferrets. Thankfully, this guy didn’t come into the office very often because he always had to be with his dog at home. It’s really too bad the company never got off the ground although not surprising given the amount of attention people gave their pets.
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