Taking your pet to work?

[afoaf]

people who bring dogs with them everywhere they go are insecure, entitled, attention whores

 

[Autoprax]

Me and the girlie friend were in Chile when there was this guy doing construction in the woods and he had his horse tied to a tree on the trail and using a gruff tone he warned us to stay away from the horse, which is fine but his horse was blocking the trail.

I turned to her and said, "People will use their children, dogs, and horses to assert dominance."

This truth stands the test of time.

Look for the pattern and you will see.

Don't even get me started about "bring your dog to work day."

It should be called "Identify the person with a personality disorder day."

 

[enframed]

OK that's a really cute dog fcuk you.

 

[enframed]

people who bring dogs with them everywhere they go are insecure, entitled, attention whores

Oh man, when I was in restaurants a few years back, I wanted so badly to make people with "emotional support dogs or whatever leave the restaurant. The owners would put up with too much, IMHO, never wanting to lose a potential good check. Some of these people order food for their dogs. $13 for a meat patty. Some people YELP negatively if the dogs are not offered water. (BTW, whatever the dog is served on gets thrown away, not washed.)

People with actual "work" dogs are always very understanding. They know the rules are different at each restaurant and they respect the rules.

The people with the "emotional support" dogs (which is NOT recognized as a thing, and restaurants can refuse them) act like spoiled fucking brats who don't give a fuck about any rules. They also didn't spend that much money and didn't tip well, and are the type that ends up "camping." Horrible people, or people with serious mental issues, that the dogs appear to exacerbate; I mean it's like one *more* thing they are stoked to be be assholes about. They always, literally, always, walk in ready to fight about it. Maybe they see my eyes roll into the back of my head as I approach. I could accept some blame.

 

[Autoprax]

"The needs of the individual always outweigh the needs of the society."

--Duffy and Ifal

 

[ElOgro]

people who bring dogs with them everywhere they go are insecure, entitled, attention whores

Ergo, fecalface is an insecure, entitled, attention whore.

 

[afoaf]

Oh man, when I was in restaurants a few years back, I wanted so badly to make people with "emotional support dogs or whatever leave the restaurant. The owners would put up with too much, IMHO, never wanting to lose a potential good check. Some of these people order food for their dogs. $13 for a meat patty. Some people YELP negatively if the dogs are not offered water. (BTW, whatever the dog is served on gets thrown away, not washed.)

People with actual "work" dogs are always very understanding. They know the rules are different at each restaurant and they respect the rules.

The people with the "emotional support" dogs (which is NOT recognized as a thing, and restaurants can refuse them) act like spoiled fucking brats who don't give a fook about any rules. They also didn't spend that much money and didn't tip well, and are the type that ends up "camping." Horrible people, or people with serious mental issues, that the dogs appear to exacerbate; I mean it's like one *more* thing they are stoked to be be assholes about. They always, literally, always, walk in ready to fight about it. Maybe they see my eyes roll into the back of my head as I approach. I could accept some blame.

a couple places around here put up signs saying they were not allowed in the store

I got in a fight with my neighbor when I told her to leave her dipshit dog outside the Peets
in the before times because an animal has no place in a fkn eating establishment. she looked
like I was in the act of farking her mother. she was a piece of sh!t though.

 

[ElOgro]

a couple places around here put up signs saying they were not allowed in the store

I got in a fight with my neighbor when I told her to leave her dipshit dog outside the Peets
in the before times because an animal has no place in a fkn eating establishment. she looked
like I was in the act of farking her mother. she was a piece of sh!t though.

How was her mom?

 

[afoaf]

How was her mom?

her sister was recently divorced and thirsty af but never got the at bat

 

[ElOgro]

her sister was recently divorced and thirsty af but never got the at bat

You should have gone with the mom.

 

[Your Moms Dildo]

The older they get, the easier they are to pick up.

 

[2surf]

With employees spending more time than ever at home, their relationships with their pets has strengthened. As such, employees are concerned about how their furry friends will fare when they have to return to a physical work environment.

Three in 10 employees surveyed by Banfield Pet Hospital say they have adopted a new cat or dog during the pandemic. About 38% say their main concern about returning to work is that their pet will face separation anxiety if left home alone all day.

Employers have offered pet-related benefits to appease employees concerned about their pet’s well-being. Currently, 15% of employers offer pet health insurance, according to the Society for Human Resource Management.



“As employers are thinking about going back to work, employees have a lot on their mind [regarding] what their pets mean to them,” says Melissa Marshall, vice president of people and organization at Benfield. “The pandemic has certainly humanized what work means for people.”

More than half of employees surveyed by Banfield say they’d be happiest returning to work if their pet was also allowed in the office. Twenty-three percent say they would be more productive with their animal beside them.



The COVID-19 pandemic has fundamentally changed what employees expect out of work. When creating a plan to return to work, employers need to consider what is most important to their workers and what may be a cause of distraction — like the well-being of their pets — on the job. Indeed, 72% of C-suite executives expect more workplaces will be pet-friendly after the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the survey.


“Many pet owners [developed a new] sense of comfort and new routines with their pets. There’s also been this sense of comfort from their pet,” Marshall says. “Changing that dynamic puts a lot of thought on the minds of the pet owners around what this would look like. There is a well-being factor. Pets really have a positive impact on people.”

I still miss my surf buddy from the 1980s. Photo by Jeff Divine

 

[Ifallalot]

Man I wish my pup could cruise with me all day on my routes and at job sites. Stupid big company rules.

Same here man

although I’d probably bring the old dog to work rather than the pet. Added bonus is he’s mean so he’d keep people out of my office

 

[Ifallalot]

But have you seen pics of MY dog?

because here they are anyway

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Here’s my new little one

 

[Duffy LaCoronilla]

I would love to live in a culture where bringing your dog with you everywhere was the norm.

San Francisco

 

[Duffy LaCoronilla]

The older they get, the easier they are to pick up.

Turds or chicks?

 

[Duffy LaCoronilla]

But have you seen pics of MY dog?

because here they are anyway

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Your dog looks like Skeptical African Kid...

 

[Ifallalot]

"The needs of the individual always outweigh the needs of the society."

--Duffy and Ifal

You're saying this as some kind of gotcha? This is the cornerstone of Western thought

Forget this and we die

 

[Autoprax]

You're saying this as some kind of gotcha? This is the cornerstone of Western thought

Forget this and we die

To have a functioning free society you need to balance the needs of the individual with the needs of the society.

A really simple screen for behavior is to ask yourself, If everyone did what you are doing in the social environment could the society still function?

It's pretty simple.

I can always tell when people have never been in charge of managing groups of people.

They think people just behave.

FYI, they don't.

 

[Ifallalot]

To have a functioning free society you need to balance the needs of the individual with the needs of the society.

A really simple screen for behavior is to ask yourself, If everyone did what you are doing in the social environment could the society still function?

It's pretty simple.

I can always tell when people having never been in charge of managing groups of people.

They think people just behave.

FYI, they don't.

Balancing doesn't mean that the needs of the individual still don't outweigh the needs of society

In fact, if we let the weak all die off, society would be stronger and better, but their individual needs to survive are still more important than the strength of society

And it's pretty simple what happens when people don't behave; there are consequences to their bad behavior