Sounds to me like an absolute nightmare, putting many dogs together ensures some of them won’t like each other and will create a bark fest, triggering other dogs to bark too. Dogs might be pack animals, but their pack is with its humans and it will try to protect its pack from other packs

Personally I don’t mind, but I find it problematic mostly because not everyone can be around dogs, be it because of allergies or past experiences.

Hard no for me. People feel way too entitled to bring their dogs everywhere. Your being a pet owner doesn’t mean everyone else also has to love and want to be around your dog. I’m afraid of most big dogs and if I had to routinely encounter them at work, I’d be looking for a different job. I’m also very allergic to them and despite taking allergy meds every day, I’d be miserable with dogs in a shared space I couldn’t escape.

I prefer they don’t. I’ve worked in places that allowed dogs, and mileage varies. Some dogs are adorable and well behaved, but then you have annoying ones. I hate trying to think how to solve something and be randomly interrupted by barking.

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i hate it

I would find it awkward if not only my colleagues but also their pets would suddenly be in my home. I would need to wear pants and I don’t even know how everyone would fit in here. There’s not enough space.

Hard to imagine a dog wearing safety boots, hardhat, hi-vis vest and safety goggles while also having completed the proper safety training to enter the jobsite

No way. I own two, and have had to deal with too many other dog owners. 95% are flat-out delusional about their cutie smooshums.

Hell yeah I would love that. As long as it was made sure that there was no one at the workplace who is allergic or scared of dogs or something

Not acceptable at all. But bringing a cat would be just fine.

If a workplace:

• Does not routinely interact with the public/people outside the company (ex: delivery people)
• Has all members give equally respected, explicit consent (so new hires has the negotiations start over) for which dogs and how long and off limits areas and dog owners know they are responsible for routine cleaning and general animal care
• Is not my workplace

Then sure, have fun.

Otherwise no. For the sake of those with allergies, those with a fear of dogs (some), those who can’t stand the noise/smell/distraction (me), it’s cruel to impose your pet upon others in places where that is not the default; if you work at a pound that’s different. If you need accommodations, by all means, seek those out, but those should aim to negatively affect other people as little as possible.

Terrible, my colleagues all seem to love it though. It smells bad and when both the chihuahua and big dog are in together the barking takes me out my flow constantly. They now know I don’t love them licking my hands from under the table suddenly so the owner will fetch it. Was annoying when I just started and folks assumed everyone likes it.

If the dog doesn’t hang around me and stay for lots of pats, I’m against it.

I am not a dog lover. I find them needy, melodramatic and hierarchical: some of the features that I try to avoid in humans.

I work in an office around one day a week which often has more dogs than humans - since one of the regular staff has two dogs. In general, however, they aren’t much of a problem. One frequently nudges people’s elbows to get attention and howls whenever a phone rings. Another gets in the way of the door an awful lot - resulting in the owner installing a child gate at an inner doorway, and another has been traumatised in the past and needs to be taken out whenever a fire alarm test is due. However, this is not more that the needs and quirks of other people, really, and is fairly easy to work around.

I am glad that I do not have to work in that office all the time, but overall it is not a big deal.