Video: Could Allowing Pets Bring More Massachusetts Telecommuters Back to the Office?
AND VERY NICE ON THE OUTSIDE. THERE IS ANOTHER CURTAIN IN PLANS TO RETURN REMOTE WORKERS TO THE OFFICE. TODD: THE MSPCA HAS RELEASED THE RESULTS OF A NEW SURVEY OF 500 MASSACHUSETTS PET OWNERS WHO FIND 92% WANT TO BE ABLE TO BRING PETS TO THE OFFICE, BUT 3 FULL QUARTERLY SAY THEIR OFFICES ARE NOT SUITABLE FOR PETS. KARA HOLMQUIST, DIRECTOR OF ADVOCACY FOR MSPCA NOW JOINS US LIVE. HELLO. TELL US WHAT CAUSED THE POLE. >> THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME TODAY. AS WE REINVENT IN THE WORKSPACE, PEOPLE RETURNING TO WORK, RETURNING POST-PANDEMIC HYBRIDS COMBINED LAST FRIDAY BRINGING YOUR DOG TO WORK, WE THOUGHT THIS WAS A REALLY GOOD TIME TO TALK ABOUT PETS IN THE WORKPLACE AND THE MSPCA HAS IMPLEMENTED A SUCCESSFUL POLICY AND WE HAVE LEARNED A LOT FROM THIS AND HOPE TO SHARE IT WITH — SO MORE COMPANIES AND EMPLOYEES ARE CONSIDERING ADOPT A PET. JENNIFER: DID NOT KNOW LAST FRIDAY WAS TAKE YOUR DOG TO WORK. NOT A DOG OWNER. I HAVE CATS. 53% OF PEOPLE SAID THEY WILL CONSIDER LEAVING THEIR CURRENT JOB TO JOIN AN ORGANIZATION WITH A PET-FRIENDLY OFFICE POLICY. DID THIS NUMBER SURPRISE YOU AND WHY DO SO MANY WORKERS WANT THEIR PETS IN THE OFFICE? >> IT DOESN’T REALLY SURPRISE ME. I ESPECIALLY THINK PEOPLE WHO WORK AT HOME ARE USED TO BEING WITH THEIR PETS AND ARE CONCERNED ABOUT WHAT WILL HAPPEN WHEN THEY LEAVE THEIR HOME FOR PETS ALL DAY. MOSTLY DOGS PROVIDE AND HELP US WITH STRESS, THEY HELP WITH STRESS AT WORK BUT ALSO WORRYING WHAT THE DOG IS DOING DURING THE DAY CAN BE A REAL BENEFIT AND HELP SAVE MONEY TO STAFF HIRE A DOG WALKER. OR SEND THE DOG TO DOG DAYCARE. WE HAVE REALLY FOUND GREAT BENEFITS. AT MSPCA, WE REALLY ENJOYED MEETING PEOPLE FROM OTHER DEPARTMENTS. I HAVE MEET PEOPLE I NEVER WOULD HAVE MEET BECAUSE I GOT OTHER DOGS AND WE ALSO FIND THAT HAVING A ROUTINE DOG IS REALLY HELPFUL. THE DOG IS MORE LIKELY TO SETTLE IF HE IS USED TO BEING IN THE OFFICE. TODD: THE THING IS NOT EVERYBODY LIKES DOGS WHILE SOME PEOPLE MIGHT FIND THEM DISRUPTIVE, OTHERS MAY HAVE SIGNIFICANT ALLERGIES. >> ABSOLUTELY. WE SURVEYED EMPLOYEES TO SEE WHAT THEY THINK ABOUT PETS IN THE OFFICE. WE HAVE FORMED A COMMITTEE OF BOTH PEOPLE WHO WANT TO BRING THEIR PETS AND THOSE WHO DON’T AND WE ALSO CREATED A PILOT PROGRAM SO WE CAN TEST THIS POLICY, RESOLVE IT AND SEE HOW IT WORKS. WE HAVE RULES AND GUIDELINES AND A VENUE. A DOG MUST BE SUITABLE FOR THE OFFICE. THIS MAY REQUIRE TRAINING. WE ARE PRIMARILY A WORKPLACE AND WE NEED TO RECONSIDER AND ENSURE THAT EVERYONE CAN STILL DO THEIR JOB. IT WORKED VERY WELL WITH VERY MINIMAL CONFLICTS AND WE ARE HAPPY AND I THINK OUR STAFF ARE REALLY HAPPY TO HAVE THIS ADVANTAGE. JENNIFER: IT WILL BE INTERESTING TO SEE IF OTHER COMPANIES FOLLOW THE Nesting. KARA HOLMQUIST, DIRECTOR O
Video: Could Allowing Pets Bring More Massachusetts Telecommuters Back to the Office?
Updated: 3:22 p.m. EDT June 26, 2022
New survey of 500 Massachusetts pet owners finds 92% wish they could bring their pets to work, but three-quarters say their offices aren’t pet-friendly of company.
New survey of 500 Massachusetts pet owners finds 92% wish they could bring their pets to work, but three-quarters say their offices aren’t pet-friendly of company.
