Women More Keen on having an Office Pet

Can we have one? Please?

Irish women are more keen on the idea of an office dog than men.

A new study by CV Library found that 46% of women believe having a pet in work eases stress.

However just 29% of men were in favour of the idea.

One fifth of Irish workplaces now allow pets in the office, but 22% of staff have complained about the practice.

Researchers for the Virginia Commonwealth University in the US studied the stress levels of the staff of a manufacturing company who brought their dogs to work back in 2012. They found these workers felt significantly less stressed throughout the day than those who did not bring a dog to work.

Now, who is going to tell the boss?