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Originally posted by ChemEnhanced I'm just wondering what those benefits are.

employee happiness?

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Originally posted by Intangible employee happiness?

But how many employees are happier because there are dogs in the work place and does that significantly change the bottom line...for the positive? I might be happier because I can pet my dog during the day but I'm probably going to get less work done in the day. I think the little bit of extra joy I have during the day will be squashed quickly when my boss yells at me for not billing as much.

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Originally posted by ChemEnhanced But how many employees are happier because there are dogs in the work place and does that significantly change the bottom line...for the positive? I might be happier because I can pet my dog during the day but I'm probably going to get less work done in the day. I think the little bit of extra joy I have during the day will be squashed quickly when my boss yells at me for not billing as much.

employee happiness = employee retainment??

Im just guessing here.

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I'd be interested in doing a study on this... How the presence of dogs effects corporate culture.

If there is a significant increase in the employees satisfaction with the corp. culture than you SHOULD see an INCREASE in productivity.

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Originally posted by Intangible employee happiness = employee retainment?? Im just guessing here.

Maybe,...

But as an employer I wouldnt want those types of people working for me anyway. I just think it is really silly...lol

Can I bring my whole family with me to work? I have a dog, 3 small children, and a grandma that lives with me....they all need lots of attention and make me happy...I think I will bring them to work with me

My big problem with it, like I already mentioned is allergies. My dad is VERY allergic to dogs and is not able to go near them.
With so many offices being nut-free and scent-free one would think that it is common sense to be pet free.

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Originally posted by Intangible My big problem with it, like I already mentioned is allergies. My dad is VERY allergic to dogs and is not able to go near them. With so many offices being nut-free and scent-free one would think that it is common sense to be pet free.

yeah you have a point
I was forced to give up scented hand lotion and perfume because 2 of my collegues are allergic

kind of like a double standard...

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I was against the idea, until i started working at a place with a dog (or two, some days). They may not 'increase productivity', but they certainly improve worker moral, that is for sure. Customers are happier when they come in and see a dog, the staff is happier because there is something for them to play with when they are bored.

I am not at all a dog person, but work is more fun with a dog here.

You wouldn't want people who think 'employee happiness = employee retainment' working for you, wha?

Having a high turnover rate of employee's can be expensive. Not only are there the very tangible costs in loss of productivity while you're one person down, the cost / time spent training a new person, the effort that goes into the hiring process, there is also the intangible costs - what that employee knows that goes out the door, the tacit knowledge that you cant explicitly write down and do a transfer of to new staff.

Happy employee's tend to be more productive when they are happy, happy employee's tend to be more invested in their work, they take a higher sense of ownership in what they are doing.

When I am happy at my job, I put in far more effort than when I'm unhappy with my job. So, isn't it within an employers best interest (within reason obviously) to try and keep employees happy?

There was a bulldog at the last place I worked and it really cheered the office up. I mean it's nice using a lazy ass tree-trunk of a dog as a footrest (he did it willingly) while working on the computer or taking a 2 min break to take him out. Gives people a break from the computer/office which makes them feel refreshed I guess.

I dunno, I liked it.

I bring my dog every day to work. Talk about a coincidence as I almost took it's picture today chillaxing on a chair looking out of the second story window.

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