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Japanese Company Fills Offices with Cats to Help Employees Unwind and Improve Productivity
Oddity Central ^
| 1/13/2015
| Sumitra
Posted on 02/25/2015 8:13:46 AM PST by Abathar
In a cramped city like Tokyo, where owning a pet is a luxury and most apartments have strict no-pets policies, it’s hard for cat lovers to spend quality time with their favorite animals. In response, cat cafés have cropped up all over the city, where people get to sip delicious beverages while petting a purring kitty. But even that doesn’t come close to having a cat in your own home, because the time spent with the furry creatures is quite limited.
That’s why a Japanese company has come up with a great idea to get its employees to interact with pets more often – a cat-populated workplace! The offices of Ferray Corporation, an internet solutions business, is filled with nine lovable rescued cats that are allowed to roam freely all through the day. The cats are so adorable that employees of Ferray are reporting considerably lowered stress levels.
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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Pets/Animals
KEYWORDS: business; cats; japan; kittyping; workenvironment
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Stress levels lower, probably productivity as well. Can you imagine the number of typos and spilled coffees when a guy rolls back over a tail in there?
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posted on
02/25/2015 8:13:46 AM PST
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Abathar
To: Slings and Arrows
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posted on
02/25/2015 8:14:19 AM PST
by
Abathar
(Proudly posting without reading the article carefully since 2004)
To: Abathar
What’s more they’re tasty.
To: Abathar
The Japanese do some weird things.
To: ImJustAnotherOkie
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posted on
02/25/2015 8:18:21 AM PST
by
Gaffer
To: Abathar
To: Slings and Arrows
Meanwhile, in Japan...
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posted on
02/25/2015 8:19:31 AM PST
by
a fool in paradise
(Shickl-Gruber's Big Lie gave us Hussein's Un-Affordable Care act (HUAC).)
To: ImJustAnotherOkie
What’s more they’re tasty.How would you know?
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posted on
02/25/2015 8:20:47 AM PST
by
a fool in paradise
(Shickl-Gruber's Big Lie gave us Hussein's Un-Affordable Care act (HUAC).)
To: a fool in paradise
That pic made me laugh; thank you.
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posted on
02/25/2015 8:23:53 AM PST
by
OneWingedShark
(Q: Why am I here? A: To do Justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with my God.)
To: needmorePaine
The idea might have been a mus-interpretation and someone meant something entirely different than “cat”...
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posted on
02/25/2015 8:23:57 AM PST
by
Abathar
(Proudly posting without reading the article carefully since 2004)
To: Abathar
Yes, cat juggling is quite relaxing.
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posted on
02/25/2015 8:24:52 AM PST
by
dfwgator
To: dfwgator
I know that’s photoshopped from the lack of blood on his white sleeves.
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posted on
02/25/2015 8:27:50 AM PST
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Abathar
(Proudly posting without reading the article carefully since 2004)
To: Abathar
Would suck if you are allergic to cats.
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02/25/2015 8:28:43 AM PST
by
C19fan
To: C19fan
Can you imagine getting let go or transferred because of that?
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02/25/2015 8:29:51 AM PST
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Abathar
(Proudly posting without reading the article carefully since 2004)
To: Abathar
Our cat loves to lay across my wrists when I’m using my computer. Does make it challenging.
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posted on
02/25/2015 8:31:38 AM PST
by
knittnmom
(Save the earth! It's the only planet with chocolate!)
To: Abathar
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02/25/2015 8:32:44 AM PST
by
Fresh Wind
(Falcon 105)
To: a fool in paradise
That cat is showing remarkable restraint in not taking a bite out of that girl’s tongue.
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It's easier than catching a cat.
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02/25/2015 8:36:39 AM PST
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RedMDer
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To: Abathar
Sounds like quite the “Cat house”... Da DUM TISH!
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02/25/2015 8:41:43 AM PST
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GraceG
(Protect the Border from Illegal Aliens, Don't Protect Illegal Alien Boarders...)
To: dfwgator
STOP, STOP - please, somebody stop him - he’s juggling kittens!!
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posted on
02/25/2015 8:42:52 AM PST
by
Psalm 73
("Gentlemen, you can't fight in here - this is the War Room".)
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