Asklemmy

Sounds to me like an absolute nightmare, putting many dogs together ensures some of them won’t like each other and will create a bark fest, triggering other dogs to bark too. Dogs might be pack animals, but their pack is with its humans and it will try to protect its pack from other packs

Personally I don't mind, but I find it problematic mostly because not everyone can be around dogs, be it because of allergies or past experiences.

Hard no for me. People feel way too entitled to bring their dogs everywhere. Your being a pet owner doesn't mean everyone else also has to love and want to be around your dog. I'm afraid of most big dogs and if I had to routinely encounter them at work, I'd be looking for a different job. I'm also very allergic to them and despite taking allergy meds every day, I'd be miserable with dogs in a shared space I couldn't escape.

Dog owners are some of the most entitled people in the world. I swear the invention of those green dog poop bags was terrible for this planet because everyone bags the dog poop, ties it shut, and LEAVES THE BAG on trails or sidewalks or in bushes. JFC people, be responsible for your pet!

I prefer they don't. I've worked in places that allowed dogs, and mileage varies. Some dogs are adorable and well behaved, but then you have annoying ones. I hate trying to think how to solve something and be randomly interrupted by barking.

No way. I don't want my clothes and computer covered in dog hair. I don't want my fingers licked. I don't want to smell dog breath or wet dog. I don't want to look at my coworker's dog taking a shit or peeing on the carpet, nor do I want to smell it.

Hard to imagine a dog wearing safety boots, hardhat, hi-vis vest and safety goggles while also having completed the proper safety training to enter the jobsite

i hate it

I would find it awkward if not only my colleagues but also their pets would suddenly be in my home. I would need to wear pants and I don't even know how everyone would fit in here. There's not enough space.

If the dog doesn't hang around me and stay for lots of pats, I'm against it.

Terrible, my colleagues all seem to love it though. It smells bad and when both the chihuahua and big dog are in together the barking takes me out my flow constantly. They now know I don't love them licking my hands from under the table suddenly so the owner will fetch it. Was annoying when I just started and folks assumed everyone likes it.

I love dogs, but I have OCD, and their fur is a huge trigger for me. It might be my biggest one these days. Some people have allergies.

I think unless it is a service dog and you need the dog with you at work, leave the dog at home.

Dogs are great. If it farts, it has to go. I will not suck dog farts at my workplace.

Everybody bringing their pet in a corporate environment with lots of employees sounds like a nightmare. But I work at a small company and one of my colleagues used to bring their sausage dog to work, and everyone loved it

Our dog comes to our restaurant everyday. she's either upstairs out of the way or in the back patio during service. When she is in the back patio, the amount of people who stop to pet & spoil her is incredible. At the end of service her job is to clean the floor of spilled food, she is quite skilled. She also cleans the street around the terrace seating onnour way home. She's old, fat & happy. She's the best.

My work allows dogs. I’d say there’s probably about 8-10 dogs that are regulars, most of which don’t come in every single day, but a few do. We’re hybrid, so at most they’re in office 3 days a week. There is a whole section in our handbook regulating bringing dogs in, so it’s not a free for all by any means. And people use common sense, I’ve yet to see someone trying to make it work with an ill behaved dog. I might hear a woof or bark on somebody’s way in maybe once a month.

It’s great! I love getting to see dogs at work! The policies we have are pretty explicit about keeping your dog in your office and supervised at all times (except for going in/out, or bringing them to meetings presuming that whoever you’re meeting with is comfortable with it.)

Idk if I have any allergic coworkers, but it’s not like I’m bumping into pups in the hall non stop, and they’re pretty good about accommodating various needs. I can’t imagine they would refuse someone asking for a different office if they wanted to move because the next guy over brings his dog often. The whole setup is far less dramatic than people might assume. It’s still a place of business, not a dog park.

I'm totally against pets and children at workplaces.

It depends on the workplace.

In an office environment, fine. Are you a sex worker in a brothel? Then maybe best to leave your Good Boy at home.

I've allowed it during overtime as long as all the people in the office were ok with it and no one could tell there were dogs there later. It becomes more problematic during normal business hours.

Depends on the dog.

I have three pups and two of them just would not handle it well.

The other would behave well enough, but no work would get done, that dog is a total slut for pets lol.

It’s great and I wouldn’t have been able to have a dog otherwise, back when I still went to the office.

I understand, if there are many dogs it can cause problems between them. My previous job requires all dogs to stay in the room and not run around freely.

Of course, if the dog is misbehaving or colleagues have allergies, then it’s simply not possible. If it’s a big company they could have a dog daycare.

My allergies say noooooooooooooooooooooooooo.

I often wish I could move to a community where I could take my very well-behaved dog everywhere offleash. It'd need fences around roads or just to be totally walking-based, and screening so problem dogs don't get in, though.

TIL Lemmy hates dogs?

My office allowed dogs, and the dog was always super chill and never made a sound. Honestly it sounds dumb, but it's good when I see a dog. It makes me happy.

Obviously a poorly behaved dog would suck. I feel like it's implied that bringing a dog into work means that the dog has to be well behaved.