Cat-filled Tokyo office creates the purr-fect working environment (2)

當然,這些貓咪有時也很頑皮,它們有時會不小心關掉電腦,啃咬網線,撓墻、撕紙,有時在鍵盤上走來走去將代碼弄亂.當有客戶來時,這些貓咪還有鉆進他們的背包并翻找一番的壞習慣,還會明目張膽地在會議桌上睡覺.

Still, the employees have said that despite some minor annoyances, the cats have been an enormous net positive. Officecommunication has increased dramatically, since the cats are a topic that brings employees together, and also lower everyone's stress. It's basically just impossible to be upset when there's a cat just hanging out nearby you, chewing on a toy or chasing a laser.

不過,公司員工表示,盡管有時會帶來一些小困擾,這些貓咪的作用還是非常積極的,辦公室中的交流大幅增加了,貓咪這個話題將員工凝聚在一起,減輕了大家的壓力.當貓咪在你身邊閑晃、咀嚼玩具或是追趕激光時,大家幾乎不會感到情緒低落.

And the company's pro-pet policies don't just end with the nine cats. Every day is Bring Your Pet to Work Day, as employees are encouraged to bring their own pets with them to the office. If they don't have a pet of their own, then the company pays out a 5,000 yen (US$42) per month "cat bonus" to anyone who adopts a cat in need of a home.

而這家公司寵物為上的政策可不止于此.每天都是"帶寵物上班日",公司鼓勵員工將自己的寵物帶到公司.如果他們沒有自己的寵物,公司還會每月提供5000日元（42美元）"貓咪津貼"給那些收養貓咪的員工.

As crazy as it may sound, Ferray isn't alone in its pet policies. Another company that specializes in pet supplies, Mars Japan Limited, also encourages its employees to bring their pets to work. Other companies offer benefits such as treating the death of employees' pets the same as the death of a family member, giving them time off, condolence pay, and covering funeral services.

這聽起來相當瘋狂,但Ferray并不是唯一一家實行這種寵物政策的公司,有一家專門研究寵物用品的公司,火星日本有限公司也鼓勵員工帶寵物來上班.一些其他公司在員工的寵物死亡時,會給員工休假、發送慰問金并負擔殯葬服務費,跟家人去世的待遇如出一轍.