{"id":3494,"date":"2019-05-14T10:46:24","date_gmt":"2019-05-14T17:46:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.poly.com\/?p=3494"},"modified":"2019-05-14T10:46:24","modified_gmt":"2019-05-14T17:46:24","slug":"perils-of-the-open-office-86-emotional-support-ferrets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.poly.com\/perils-of-the-open-office-86-emotional-support-ferrets\/","title":{"rendered":"Perils of the Open Office #86: Emotional Support Ferrets"},"content":{"rendered":"

Distractions come in many shapes and sizes. When you\u2019re trying to just get work done in an open office environment, the disruptions all add up to a productivity nightmare.<\/p>\n

Squeaking ferret + chatty ferret-loving co-workers = One chaotic office.<\/h3>\n

In your business, it could<\/em> be emotional support ferrets. (Did you know that a group of ferrets is called a \u201cbusiness,\u201d by the way? \u00a0And if you haven\u2019t read this piece<\/a><\/strong><\/u><\/span> by Patricia Marx in The New Yorker<\/em> on emotional support animals, you should. It could be an emotional support llama.)\u00a0 More likely it\u2019s barking dogs, loud talkers or noisy celebrations. It doesn\u2019t really matter if the interruptions are furry, human, or otherwise\u2014they\u2019re simply a problem in open offices around the world.<\/p>\n

In a recent survey1<\/sup>, open office workers reported:<\/h3>\n