We, the undersigned, as employees of ECS working in the 535 Anton office building, do formally request that ECS Leadership and 535 Metro Center Building Management consider allowing us to bring our well-behaved dogs into the office on Friday, June 20, 2014 (National Bring Your Dog to Work Day) as a trial run for allowing our office to become dog-friendly. We will submit to a highly regulated program to ensure that ECS and 535 Metro Center are not responsible or liable for any "accidents." We believe that allowing employees to bring their dogs into the office on designated days will:
◊ Create a more productive work environment because team members will no longer have to worry about rushing home to care for their dogs
◊ Force employees to take regular breaks to walk their dogs outside; studies have proven that taking 10 minute breaks every few hours allows for employees to return to their work more focused and refreshed
◊ Provide a low-cost (to ECS) benefit that will save ECS employees hundreds of dollars per month on dog walkers, day care and/or boarding services
◊ Create a lower-stress, more positive work environment, leading to better overall productivity; studies have proven that interacting with dogs can lower the heart-rate substantially