[nagdu] all day in an office

[Julie J]

Steve,

Thanks!  I've never asked for a specific relieving area.  That might be a 
good idea.  Right now I'm there for 4 hours at a time.  I relieve Monty 
before I leave and when I get back home.

I will be meeting with  a lot of clients in my office.  I'm estimating 
around 10 per week.  I'll need to check with my supervisor to see if there 
is some other place I can meet with people if they have an issue with Monty. 
I hadn't given that too much thought.

Thanks for the ideas!
Julie

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steven Johnson" <blinddog3 at charter.net>
To: "'NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users'" 
<nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, January 25, 2011 7:09 PM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] all day in an office


> Hi Julie,
> I have worked exclusively in an office setting with all 3 of my guides, 
> and
> have had no problem at all.  Of course, with all 3 guides having been 
> labs,
> they do enjoy their beauty sleep/smile!  The only real problem I 
> encountered
> was with this last girl, Misha, who within the first week, ripped her bed 
> to
> shreds.  Now, she just sleeps.  We do go out for walks at lunch, and of
> course her potty breaks.  Being in an office setting, there is also a
> tendency to have to work overtime, so I always make sure to have an extra
> pack of food for her.  One of the things my employer did provide though,
> which was and has been wonderful with all 3 of my guides, is a general
> relief, e. g. parking area!  I do bring her in with me when I do meet
> clients face to face, and it is never a problem.  On occasion though, if 
> you
> do bring your guide into these face to face meetings, ask ahead if they 
> have
> any difficulties with dogs as some persons are deathly afraid while others
> have allergies...at least this has been my experience.  I can't think of
> anything else at this time, but if you want to chat more, just flip me an
> email.  I have changed my provider and now have a new email address;
> blinddog3 at charter.net.
>
> All for now, and HTH,
> Steve & the rather laid back Misha
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
> Of Julie J
> Sent: Tuesday, January 25, 2011 4:59 PM
> To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
> Subject: [nagdu] all day in an office
>
> Hello all!
>
> There is a possibility that my work schedule and responsibilities will be
> changing soon.  right now I work half time, including meetings and classes
> at various locations.  I could end up working full time, although I'd like
> to stay under 30 hours.  Anyway, the new arrangement would be almost
> exclusively in my office, meeting with clients of assorted colorful
> backgrounds.
>
> Monty usually sleeps under my desk on his rug.  I don't anticipate that
> clients will bother him there.  If they do I can easily relocate Monty out
> of their reach.  I was also thinking that I could go for a short walk on 
> my
> breaks and possibly go home for lunch or perhaps a walk to a restaurant.
> For those of you who work in office type jobs, do you find that your guide
> has difficulty with long hours of nothing for them to do?  Do you offer 
> more
> freedom in your office when you have no clients?   Do you tend to do more
> things on the weekends  so your guide can get in more varied work?
>
> any helpful ideas for the transition to a longer, less varied work day are
> appreciated.
>
> TIA
> Julie
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