More Dog Friendly Companies
We here at Unleashed Unlimited are lucky enough to have been able to build our careers around dogs, and get to take our dogs to work almost everyday! But did you realize that there are several more traditional companies that are now welcoming pets into their offices? For regular readers of our blog, you already know that Google is dog friendly but here are some other well-know companies are allow dogs in the work place.
Build-A-Bear – Their love of animals goes beyond the stuffed kind! Employees at the world headquarters can bring their dogs to work. Build-A-Bear Workshop’s dog-friendly workplace policy is just one reason the company has been named one of Fortune’s 100 Best Companies to Work For three years in a row.
Clif Bar – Employees’ dogs have been featured in the company’s blog from time to time — including a story about Scrubby, who made off with someone’s bagel during a company meeting! Even with the occassional story like this, their dog-friendly workplace policy helped the company earn a spot on Outside magazine’s Best Places to Work of 2010 list.
Amazon – Internet retail giant Amazon is also a dog-friendly workplace. Any employee interested in bringing a pet to work must first register the animal as a workplace dog, ensure that the dog is up-to-date on vaccinations and once in the workplace, the dog must remain on a leash unless it is behind a baby gate or in an office with a closed door.
Ben and Jerry’s – In addition to 3 free pints of ice cream a day, bringing your dog to work is another perk offered to their employees! Sean Greenwood, public relations spokesperson for the company, describes what interviewees may see when they visit the company, “If they sit in the lobby for a few minutes, they’re more than likely to see a dog going outside. I’ll say, ‘Oh yeah, we’re a dog-friendly place. It’s part of the tour. This is the design department — Momo is there; Jack is in R&D, Allison’s in retail, Scout is brand new … ‘ They’re just like your co-workers.”
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