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

Re:Ask HN: Office merge. They have a pet policy. I'm scared ... by Osiris on Tuesday September 06, 2016 @07:56PM (#12440108)

They bring them to work, set them in a bouncer, and then proceed to work the entire day while the baby is there?

The most I've ever seen is a few minutes of someone bring in their child to show some co-workers before after heading out to lunch or home.

If someone is bringing their baby in while they are working for the whole day, I think it would be reasonable to ask them to find child care options.

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Re:Ask HN: Office merge. They have a pet policy. I'm scared ... by Tomte on Wednesday September 07, 2016 @11:31AM (#12444213)

Yes, I've only seen the same. Having children at the office for a work day isn't sensible. Except when it's actually provided for:

At a large company I was interviewing at they showed us an open-floor office for employees whose babysitter was missing on that day (or a sick spouse or whatever).

The employees could just grab their laptop, and take a desk in that office for a day.

In front of all the desks was a glass wall. Behind it a kindergarten, so that the parents could see their child and the children were occupied.

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