For three days in a row in different parts of the world they are talking about the Russian cat Viktor and Aeroflot. The fat cat flew like a hare in business class, deprived the owner of bonus miles, becoming the hero of the Internet. This intricate story gave me the idea to see how often pets get a residence permit in office dungeons. I hope this hilarious Friday post doesn't cause you severe allergies.
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On Earth, there are enough supporters of the theory that pets in the office are a universal anti-stress. In addition, modern HR believes that this stimulates staff loyalty.
Fashion for pet-friendly offices came to Russia relatively recently. Western companies have been experimenting with this for the past two decades. Cats, dogs, domestic rodents and even reptiles easily get office registration. In return, the "office plankton" gets positive and the joy of communicating with our smaller brothers.
For example, in the Russian office of Mars Inc., which produces not only chocolate, but also animal feed, employees also have the opportunity to bring their pets. The only thing is that this only applies to dogs. Cats are not very happy to be around dogs. Although they are in the Mars office, they really live in a separate room.
In order for the “fairy tale to come true”, the employee needs to fill out documents confirming the health of the pet, as well as get the consent of colleagues to the neighborhood with the “shaggy friend”.
Mars says 2-3 dogs a week roam the office hallways consistently. They don’t cause much trouble with their neighborhood, but they create positive and good karma.
In 2017, Nestle experts, based on the results of a survey, stated that in Russia there are about 8% of pet-friendly offices, in the EU the figures are at the level of 12%.
Bob is in Habr's office. The pet belongs to Denis Kryuchkov, the founder of the project.
In the London office of Google, this Mustang roams. Stylish. Fashionable. Youth. AND .
The Startup cat lived in the Internet Initiatives Development Fund (IIDF) for a long time. After a year and a half of office life, the animal nevertheless went to the apartment of one of the employees.
The Thai office of Aviasales was once home to Kotor's parrot.
In the office Hooch roams quite often. The most formidable dog on earth. He even has his own hashtag #xu4. It belongs to the founder of the project - Maria Podlesnova. By the way, the other employees of the publication also do not hesitate to bring their favorites to the office.
At one time, aquarium fish lived in the Moscow office of MegaFon. Despite their modest size, they delivered plenty of worries.
claws. Teeth. Wool
Obviously, in addition to those who like animals in the office, there are enough of those who cannot stand office fluffies. In the United States, lawsuits are registered annually against animal owners and companies that have attacked people. Sometimes the defendants are individuals, and often employers, who condoned such incidents.
Animals can cause allergic reactions, damage office equipment, and cause conflict between animal lovers and anti-animals. Yes, and infectious diseases, unfortunately, pets are not bypassed. That is why, employers strongly ask for confirmation of the health of these man's friends.
By the way, employers themselves quite often say that in terms of staff motivation, pet-friendly offices are far from the first place in the list of possible tools.
When I was working at Mail.ru, we recorded such a funny video by the first of April.
You can even find my face in the frame. I'm not much of an actor, of course. Do you have animals in the office? Is it good or bad? Let's exchange opinions in the comments.
Source: habr.com