Representatives of the Japanese company Qnote claim that cats in the company’s office help attract new creative employees, foster team unity, reduce the number of layoffs and staff turnover, and increase productivity.
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Qnote specializes in web design and app development, writes the South China Morning Post. The first cat co-worker appeared in the company in 2004, but the recent move to a larger building allowed the company to expand the “staff” of cat employees: eight live permanently in the office, two come to work with the owner.
Management says the presence of cats in a company where a love of these creatures is considered a plus in an interview (and the company logo also features a cat) underlines the company’s unusual culture.
It also builds camaraderie (the pets “helped people bond”) and gives executives a chance to get to know their team members better based on how they interact with the cats.
Given that the company employs 32 people, felines make up almost a quarter of the company’s staff. At the same time, cats have their own “positions”: “chief secretary”, “manager”, “auditor” and president (“cat president”). The last one turned 20 years old.
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Ekaterina Alipova
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