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BIG on LIFE: Maternity Leave For Your Dog? Yup, It’s A Thing!

You’ve Heard of Maternity Leave… how About Fur-Ternity Leave? In an ultra-competitive job market, companies are fighting to grab every advantage they can. But this could be one of the…

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You've Heard of Maternity Leave... how About Fur-Ternity Leave? In an ultra-competitive job market, companies are fighting to grab every advantage they can. But this could be one of the stranger job perks we've seen.

A Minneapolis marketing company is offering employees a week of work-from-home days to help new pets adjust. It's called "fur-ternity leave." "Part of embracing employee satisfaction as a business priority means recognizing important life events that happen outside of the office," Nina Hale CEO Donna Robinson said.

Would this make you want to work at this company over any other?  I mean personally, just give me more vacation days!

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