Dogs in the Workplace

I have decided to take the dog to work today. We work in a small office and most everyone there loves to have the little puppy there.

I had an important call with a potential new customer this morning. Right as we were in the middle of discussing our strategy, the dog started barking. WHAT A DISASTER!!

I can only image that our customer thinks we are a bunch of yahoos. Is it really appropriate to bring a dog to work? It certainly was distracting when he was barking.

I really wanted to punt him, but then on of my colleagues emailed me this picture to remind me how cute this little shichon/zuchon is.

Puppy invades Promet Office

Can dogs in the office decrease on increase productivity? The argument for productivity decrease is that one can spend a lot of time playing with the dog instead of working. On the other hand, playing with the dog for a second can be relaxing and just the stress relieve you may need to get back to work and be more productive. The jury is still out...

Meanwhile here is Julia Knippen with the Promet mascot.

Puppy in the Office

I'm still not very convinced that the office is a good place for a dog. Well, from a dogs point of view, its probably a GREAT place; lots of people, good space, there is someone always around to play with. From a professional point of view I think the jury is still out.

A puppy in the office can be a total disaster. Take a look at this one trying to chew through our network cables!

And then trying to look totally innocent, what a scam!