[nagdu] Dog in the work place?

[Daryl Marie]

Rebecca,
No disrespect intended here, but you aren't reading all of my emails, just picking apart what seems most glaringly obvious.  I don't KNOW that this coworker has asked my boss to ask me not to bring Jenny to the meeting, or if he just took the initiative based on what he has seen.  And as for the washroom issue, until you actually spend time in my office building, please do me a favor and don't make snap judgments.  I was asked not to bring her to the ladies' room at a time where I was considering that very thing myself.  It's a tiny two-cubicle washroom, and there isn't enough room when there are two PEOPLE in there; we're stepping all over each other, having to move over at the sinks... IT IS SMALL! There seriously isn't room enough for a dog in there when both cubicles are occupied, which does happen.

Thanks,

Daryl


----- Original Message ----- From: Star Gazer via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org> To: 'NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users' <nagdu at nfbnet.org> Cc: Star Gazer <pickrellrebecca at gmail.com> Sent: Sun, 14 Jun 2015 09:47:55 -0600 (MDT) Subject: Re: [nagdu] Dog in the work place?  				Wait a minute, Hannah has asked you not to bring your dog when you go to the ladies' room and you've agreed. Now she's gotten your boss to ask you not to bring your dog to a meeting and you've agreed. What's next? Why do you keep agreeing with this nonsense?  -----Original Message----- From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Tracy Carcione via nagdu Sent: Sunday, June 14, 2015 10:33 AM To: 'NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users' Cc: Tracy Carcione Subject: Re: [nagdu] Dog in the work place? I also have a co-worker who is afraid of dogs, though maybe not quite so much as yours is. He can take the same elevator as I do, if we stand in opposite corners. I can stand outside his cubicle and talk to him, while he is safely behind his desk. I would not consider leaving my dog at my desk to attend a meeting where he is present, and my boss wouldn't consider asking me to. Actually, my boss scoffs at this guy a bit and tells him he will never meet a gentler animal than my dog, which is true. Tracy  -----Original Message----- From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Daryl Marie via nagdu Sent: Friday, June 12, 2015 8:58 PM To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users Cc: Daryl Marie Subject: [nagdu] Dog in the work place? 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 _______________________________________________ nagdu mailing list nagdu at nfbnet.org http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nagdu_nfbnet.org To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for nagdu: http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nagdu_nfbnet.org/carcione%40access.net  _______________________________________________ nagdu mailing list nagdu at nfbnet.org http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nagdu_nfbnet.org To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for nagdu: http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nagdu_nfbnet.org/pickrellrebecca%40gmail.c om  _______________________________________________ nagdu mailing list nagdu at nfbnet.org http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nagdu_nfbnet.org To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for nagdu: http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nagdu_nfbnet.org/crazymusician%40shaw.ca