3 Top Companies That Are Going to the Dogs
Major corporations are adopting pet-friendly office policies as an employee perk.
Feel like the world is going to the dogs? It’s not your imagination. Even big business is jumping on the gravy train. Here are three major corporations that have canine-friendly policies for employees and their pooches.
Amazon
Headquarters: Seattle
Number of employees: 341,400
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Dogs allowed: Every day
Dog-friendly policies since: 1990s
More than 4,000 dogs are registered to come into Amazon’s office, and as many as 500 are there on any given day.
Ben & Jerry’s
Headquarters: South Burlington, Vt.
Number of employees: 500+
Dogs allowed: Every day
Dog-friendly policies since: 1990s
The ice cream maker has an employee-led dog committee that helps resolve issues involving any animal misbehavior.
Zynga
Headquarters: San Francisco
Number of employees: 1,700
Dogs allowed: Every day
Dog-friendly policies since: 2007
Dogs must be housebroken, licensed and up-to-date on vaccinations to accompany their humans to the videogame developer’s office.
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