Things that I want in a pet-friendly workplace: the ability to take leave as needed to handle pet medical appointments and pet bereavement, with no one giving me grief about last-minute schedule changes. No one seriously judging me if I was in too much of a hurry in the morning to successfully use the lint roller between breakfast petting and walking out the door. Enthusiasm about my pet pictures from like-minded coworkers when I put them up in my cube.

Things I don't want in a pet-friendly workplace: pets at work.