Good news for all of us animal-lovers.
When you walk out the door in the morning, your dog starts whimpering. Maybe you do, too. Let’s face it, you already miss each other. And it will be several hours before you’re reunited.
Good news, though. According to a story via NPR, more companies are allowing pets in the office.
The Society of Human Resource Management reports that seven percent of employers now allow pets to come to work with their owners, which a two percent increase from five years ago. Doesn’t seem like a lot to you? It is to the pet lovers who bring ’em in every morning.
Randolph Barker is a professor of management at Virginia Commonwealth University. He did a study four years ago that indicated people who brought pets to work exhibited less stress throughout the day… while those without pets in the office behaved in the opposite manner.