[nagdu] New job, Cagney can't be with me

[Margo and Arrow]

yes, I indeed do, Buddy.

I do not believe unless one is in an emergency situation that a job is so 
important that a person has to be employed by someone who states a dog can't 
come to work with you, especially in a very non-dangerous job.

when I worked for the V A in buffalo, our switchboard area had its own 
bathroom and break area so technically if a person was alone, the person 
just took breaks whenever possible but had to answer the phones anyway so 
bathroom breaks had to be very short, lunch or other breaks could be 
interrupted by the phone system ringing or alarms going off, etc.

I do think, though, that something could be in place so that the dog could 
be taken out, or, actually, a dog can hold it for a bit so take the dog out 
before the shift and relieve her after.

At our V A, the switchboard people are alone perhaps on some weekend shifts 
and from about 7 p.m. to about 8 a.m. the following morning which 
constituted part of a shift and a whole shift.  I'm very surprised that 
there would be only one switchboard person from 2 to 10 because 2 through 
about 7 can be extremely busy.

Margo and Arrow
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Buddy Brannan" <buddy at brannan.name>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
<nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, June 11, 2012 9:36 AM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] New job, Cagney can't be with me


> Dunno where Pierce came from, sorry. Anyway. Margo knows the vile place of 
> which I speak.
> --
> Buddy Brannan, KB5ELV - Erie, PA
> Phone: (814) 860-3194 or 888-75-BUDDY
>
>
>
> On Jun 11, 2012, at 9:29 AM, Buddy Brannan <buddy at brannan.name> wrote:
>
>> Just to clarify, these jobs aren't actually hired by the VA. They're 
>> hired by blindness agencies contracting with the VA. So, they're at the 
>> VA, but you're employed by some other company. In my case, it was the 
>> Pierce Olmsted Center in Buffalo.
>> --
>> Buddy Brannan, KB5ELV - Erie, PA
>> Phone: (814) 860-3194 or 888-75-BUDDY
>>
>>
>>
>> On Jun 11, 2012, at 8:31 AM, Cindy Ray <cindyray at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> I thought Marion gave the best response so far that I've seen, but truth 
>>> be told, the dog is a dog which is used as not only a friend and 
>>> companion but a travel tool. That is not to belittle the dog in any way. 
>>> If you couldn't have the dog at work, then what would be the point of 
>>> having a dog for that purpose? You are there five days a week. No, 
>>> leaving the dog with your husband doesn't make you a bad person, but it 
>>> also doesn't allow you to fully utilize your dog. I doubt they can 
>>> enforce that without illegally denying you breaks. I am really surprised 
>>> at that coming from the V.A. in Kansas City.
>>>
>>> Cindy Lou
>>>
>>>
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