[NAGDU] Job interviews?

Tracy Carcione carcione at access.net
Tue Dec 15 18:02:32 UTC 2015


Hi Daryl.
My brother lives near Seattle, and has worked in an office where people
were free to bring in pet dogs.  I gather the pets were also free to roam
the office.  The only problem I think he had was getting people not to
treat his dog as another of the pets.
Good luck with the job hunt.
Tracy

> Hi, everyone!
> So I'm on the job hunt... it's definitely a different economy from the
> previous times I have done interviews, but overall I'm doing ok. I've
> already had one interview last week, have another this week, and just
> applied for another job that looks like it would be awesome!
> This most recent job application has prompted my question, though.
> Previously, I have never disclosed my blindness or the fact that I use a
> guide dog. This particular office has a designated "morale booster", a
> little dog.
> I am wondering a couple of things:
> 1) Should I disclose before arriving that I have a service dog so that
> they can be prepared in case of barking and attempts to greet?
> 2) Has anyone worked in offices with other dogs, and how has this worked
> out?
> My guide has a mild dog distraction (basically, she's fine 99% of the time
> until the other dog is within about 2 feet of her), so I'm not super
> concerned about any craziness, but would love any pointers about tackling
> the interview and/or working a guide in an office with another dog present
> in the same workspace.
>
> Thanks a ton!
>
> Daryl
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