Dog-Friendly Work Policies Popular Among Employees After Pandemic
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The No. 1 reason dog parents said they're worried about returning to the office is their pet's potential anxiety or loneliness.
More companies may be inclined to adopt dog-friendly policies as employees return to the office.
"People are more sensitized to how their animals are feeling about all kinds of things, including maybe and most particularly, what happens when they are no longer working from home," said Philip Tedeschi, executive director and co-founder of the Institute for Human-Animal Connection at the University of Denver.
According to a survey from Rover, more than half of pet parents said they would leave their job to work for a more dog-friendly company. The No. 1 reason dog parents said they're worried about returning to the office is their pet's potential anxiety or loneliness.