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Trend Report: Taking Our Dogs to Work,
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Excerpted and adapted from
http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/237982
According to research
by the American Pet Products Manufacturers Association,
about 20 percent of all companies in the United States
allow employees to bring their furry friends along to
the workplace. Expectedly, the most common pet guests at
workplaces are dogs at 76 percent, followed by cats at
15 percent. The remainders are small pets like hamsters
or fish.
Some
of the most successful companies in the world - Google,
Amazon and Ben & Jerry's, to name a few - welcome pets
at their premises. Research has shown that pets in the
workplace improve teamwork, job satisfaction and
employee morale. Additional research has even shown
that employees who left their pets at home experienced
much higher stress than those who brought their pets
along to the workplace; lower stress equals lower blood
pressure and fewer heart problems. How is this related
to workplace productivity? Employees who are healthier
take fewer sick days, need lower health insurance
premiums and contribute better at the workplace than
those who fall sick often or suffer chronic health
issues.
JGRE
enjoys Friday "dog days" every week.
Pictured: Alan's pups Sissy and Georgia
love to spend time in the JGRE office.
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