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‘The office stank, because somehow my boss thought it would be a waste of money to get it professionally cleaned’: Swiss employees struggle with their bosses’ neglectful dog parenting, turning their office into an unsanitary nightmare

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    I work in an agency, where its an pretty easy going workenvironment. I love animals, i'm more of a catperson, but i have nothing
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    against dogs in general. HOWEVER... First my direct manager decided he wanted a puppy. Very cute dog, but beeing a puppy it
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    beagle wearing black framed glasses sitting at an office desk
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    ofcourse wasnt good at signaling when it needed to go outside etc. So since he didnt have anyone at home to watch the dog, we just and to endure
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    this little pup in the office, peeing everywhere on the carpet, leaving chewed up bones everyhwere, as well as creating a huge mess with said
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    bones and broken toys. The office stank of dog pee, because somehow my boss thought it would be a waste of money to get it
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    professionally cleaned until the pup was better at holding it in untilt they go for a walk... this went on for 3 months! And only
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    then because enough people and a client complained anonymously, he finally cleaned the peestains. Now the dog is a bit over a
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    year old, and quite well behaved. I was so happy this was over, as it was really uncomfortable for everyone at times, but it was just excused with "oh
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    but she's a puppy"... I cant bring my baby (if i had one) and let it pee everywhere no?! You organise yourself or dont get a d. n dog if you
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    cant take care of it propperly!!! Now almost 6months later, our Top level boss, decided its her time to get a fricking dog.
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    white dog wearing glasses looking at a laptop on a desk
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    Not a small one either, its about one of the biggest breeds possible. She's terrible of taking care of it. Its a huge puppy, it got some UTI and was
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    smelling terrible for the first few weeks, peed everywhere which smelled even worse ofcourse, and she leaves the toys everywhere. The whole office looks
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    like a mess, but we just need to accept it, cause its our boss. I hate it. This has convinced me to never get a dog. I pray for the day
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    they'll leave their d.n animals at home. Dogs dont belong in an office, they need more movement, more playtime and more attention. its terrible
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    for them and terrible for everyone else around them. We have people who are scared of dogs, and feel like they cant work if this calfsized dog runs around in
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    the office. But she wont care, or feels its a personal attack | if we do speak up. feel bad for the dog, and i'm annoyed at my bosses decisions in life.
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    Dragonfl... Sorry that's been your experience. Well behaved dogs in offices can be great, they're doing it wrong. You shouldn't give a puppy in training
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    free-run of your house, and certainly not a shared workspace. Everybody in my office walked their dogs before work, and the dogs would play outside at lunch. Most also
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    participated in dog sports and other activities outside of work. Office hours were quiet time because their exercise needs were met.

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