[nagdu] Dog in the work place?

[Shannon Dyer]

Personally, I don’t see a problem with this. As long as you know Jenny will be fine at your desk, and you won’t be gone all day, it seems like you’re doing what’s best in this situation.

Shannon and the Acelet
> On Jun 12, 2015, at 8:57 PM, Daryl Marie via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Hi, guys! For those of you I spoke to on twitter or FB about this, sorry for the repeat!
> I have a bit of a sticky situation that I would like some advice on.
> I've worked at the same office for a year and a half, and everyone has been super supportive of Jenny and I, even as we've struggled with Jenn's barking
> issue this spring. But there is a coworker who is deathly afraid of dogs. She is so terrified that when I started working here, she asked that her cubicle
> be moved from beside mine to the far side of the office. I must add here that I have never once felt disrespected by her, that I am not a valued part of
> the team, or that Jenny herself is disrespected (she makes it a point to ask how Jenny and I are doing). Our company's CEO is coming for a site visit early
> next week, and we are having a staff meeting for about an hour at most (something that happens 2-3 times a year). My boss asked that I leave Jenny at my desk during
> the meeting, because even if Jenny is laying down across the room, this particular coworker is still terrified of her.
> I have unintentionally left Jenny at my desk for moderate periods when I slipped in to someone's office and we got sidetracked chatting, so I don't worry
> about her being alone (I figure I can give her a bone and keep her occupied while I am gone).
> I don't want to act like this is the biggest deal in the world (which it isn't), but I don't want to treat this like it's nothing, either. I don't want
> to be the difficult one who takes the dog into the meeting for no other reason than because I can, when in fact the meeting is only 50 feet away and she wouldn't
> be guiding me there anyway.
> Thoughts?
> 
> Thanks,
> Daryl
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