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A comment on Ask HN: Office merge. They have a pet policy. I'm scared of dogs. What can I do?. Parent comment

Re:Ask HN: Office merge. They have a pet policy. I'm scared ... by delecti on Tuesday September 06, 2016 @07:46PM (#12440069)
That's true, but accommodating a phobia very well could be. It's not like OP has a phobia of keyboards.
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Re:Ask HN: Office merge. They have a pet policy. I'm scared ... by Torgo on Tuesday September 06, 2016 @08:17PM (#12440188)
I personally would draw the line at compelling other people's behavior, assuming it was not intentionally antagonistic.
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Re:Ask HN: Office merge. They have a pet policy. I'm scared ... by delecti on Tuesday September 06, 2016 @08:58PM (#12440337)
I disagree. I think there are examples of compelling other people's behavior that can be reasonable accommodations. Providing a dog-free space (not necessarily the entire workplace) is reasonable. On the other hand, completely eliminating dogs from the company policy for one employee would not be reasonable.
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