Office Manager Appreciation Day

Pet appreciation day is April 11! But at a company with a large remote workforce, our pets aren’t just companions – around here we lovingly refer to them as our “office managers.” Whether they are demanding treats or need us to take them for a walk, pets are a key part of many home office set ups and are great excuse to take a quick break during a busy day (see our roundup of work from home tips for more on the importance of breaking during the work day). In honor of pet appreciation day, we’d like to highlight the key roles and responsibilities some of our four-legged friends have taken on around the home office:

Dixie

Department:

New York Pet Detective – Nap Division

Responsibilities:

Enforcing nap time regularly, ensuring “fair” distribution of carrots.

Mars, Anya

Department:

Mars: International Affairs – Russia
Anya: Side-eye Extraordinaire & Doge W/ Opinion

Responsibilities:

Enforcing nap time regularly, ensuring “fair” distribution of carrots. Mars: Zdravstvuyte comrades, after many hours journey from the Russian motherland and long lines for immigration I have joined my fellow Houston Office Manager Anya in keeping two-legged keeper in line.  He needs constant reminding that my miska or bowl is not > 75% full and Anya must also be reminded that I am now the ranking member of NTC Houston!!

Anya: My “roommate” recently had another hooman come live in MY house and had the nerve to bring a cat! I guess it’s not too bad, the cat is too busy looking for something called “Moose & Squirrel”.  Anywho, this is my house and it is my duty to stand back and judge everything hoomans do when I’m not busy making memes. #SendSnackooosssss

Birdie, Norman, and Scout

Department:

Snacks

Responsibilities:

Birdie: Organizes all office outings (with a strong preference towards long walks).
Norman: Tracks food metrics and provide daily meal reminders.
Scout: Prefers to keep a high-level view and ensure that Norman and Birdie handle all relevant office tasks.

Riley, Mya

Department:

Riley: Property Management
Mya: Union Representation

Responsibilities:

Riley: Primary intruder detection. Hiding under benches, behind chairs, between toilets and tubs. Eating random objects. Quieter than a cat until a door is knocked upon or open, then chief barker.
Mya: Strict enforcement of mealtimes and overall breaks. Bathroom breaks. Lunch cleanup breaks. Break breaks. Resident whiner and prima donna. Steals more food than is necessary.

-The NTC Team