{"id":11486,"date":"2019-03-28T21:18:39","date_gmt":"2019-03-28T21:18:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ushipblogsubd.wpengine.com\/?p=11486"},"modified":"2025-09-03T15:18:09","modified_gmt":"2025-09-03T15:18:09","slug":"uships-pet-friendly-workplace-some-jobs-are-so-ruff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ushipblogsubd.wpengine.com\/company-news\/uships-pet-friendly-workplace-some-jobs-are-so-ruff\/","title":{"rendered":"uShip\u2019s Pet-Friendly Workplace: Some Jobs Are So Ruff"},"content":{"rendered":"

8:00 a.m., Austin, Texas: Mr. President is fed and ready to go to uShip. Bright-eyed, full of excitement, walking towards his leash with his tail wagging. He soon learned it was Saturday and I wasn\u2019t going to work. I was going to a wedding and it wasn\u2019t pet-friendly. His eyes go to the floor as he crawls back in bed to spend his day dreaming of chasing balls, barking at squirrels, and obviously, more food.<\/p>\n

Man\u2019s best friend has become man\u2019s best co-worker. Pet-friendly offices are seen as a huge benefit to the many people who consider their dogs family. According to a 2016 report from the Society of Human Resources Management, only 7 percent of offices in the United States allow pets in the workplace.<\/p>\n

Locally here in Central Texas, the Austin Business Journal and the Austin American-Statesman<\/a> have both covered the phenomenon. This week\u2019s ABJ cover story<\/a>\u00a0(requires subscription) examines how dogs in the workplace help\u00a0employees psychologically and emotionally beyond the cuteness and cuddles.<\/p>\n

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This week’s Austin Business Journal cover story is about dogs in the workplace.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n

My dog, Mr. President loves coming to uShip. It\u2019s his favorite place to be. His friends are here, human and dog alike. He’s one of 15 to 20 dogs that come into the office each day with their owners.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s a backyard and tons of hallways to run through, just like John Mayer. People toss him treats, give him pats, and hold him. Attention and treats: the way to a dog\u2019s heart.<\/p>\n

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Mr. President<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n

He\u2019s a small boy so he\u2019s able to have a bed right on my desk, overseeing all my projects. Sometimes he even climbs on the keyboard to help me write, say, a blog post. His daily activities at uShip go from naps to chasing dogs in the backyard to going to meetings.<\/p>\n

Mr. President coming to work doesn\u2019t just benefit him. He\u2019s a goofy little guy who prances everywhere and up to everyone. His name is Mr. President because he likes to shake hands and lick babies. When he\u2019s in the office, everyone gets some time with him, brightening everyone\u2019s day — except Gary, he\u2019s more of a cat person.<\/p>\n

International \u2018Bring Your Dog to Work Day<\/a>\u2019 is June 21, but here at uShip, every day is bring-your-dog-to-work day. More than an employee perk, having pets in the office has shown to be a stress relief, an ice breaker, and a means for socializing with your co-workers. Pet-friendly workplaces a great way to increase retention, and recruit other dog owners.<\/p>\n

Now I\u2019m not one to brag, but I would guess Mr. President has helped increase uShip\u2019s employee retention rate, single-pawedly, and I know he\u2019s gotten some people in the door. He\u2019s a very good boy.<\/p>\n

uShip also offers some amazing dog perks. We have had trainers on-site to help the dogs get used to each other, help puppies with some basic training, and bring together co-workers through one of the best joys in life: their dogs. Every Thursday, there\u2019s a bus from Remington Pet Ranch that comes and scoops up some of the dogs of uShip to go play all day. HR doesn\u2019t just provide human insurance, but pet insurance as well! uShip\u2019s pet-friendly policies make work fun for both humans and dogs.<\/p>\n

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8:00 a.m., Austin, Texas: Mr. President is fed and ready to go to uShip. Bright-eyed, full of excitement, walking towards his leash with his tail wagging. He soon learned it was Saturday and I wasn\u2019t going to work. I was going to a wedding and it wasn\u2019t pet-friendly. His eyes go to the floor as… Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":41,"featured_media":11491,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11486","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-company-news"],"acf":{"blog_post_content":null},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ushipblogsubd.wpengine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11486","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ushipblogsubd.wpengine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ushipblogsubd.wpengine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ushipblogsubd.wpengine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/41"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ushipblogsubd.wpengine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11486"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ushipblogsubd.wpengine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11486\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ushipblogsubd.wpengine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11491"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ushipblogsubd.wpengine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11486"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ushipblogsubd.wpengine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11486"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ushipblogsubd.wpengine.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11486"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}