cats at work – My World With Words

Well, I was taking a look at the holiday calendar for June and came across a few celebrations that involved (you guessed it) cats. June 4 was National Hug Your Cat Day (like I’m going to limit that to one day a year), June 19 is National Garfield the Cat Day, and my favorite, June 16 is National Take Your Cat to Work Day.

I’d love to take Walter and Mimi to work and let them explore my office habitat. I picture my co-workers bending down to pet them while I smile and look on. The reality, however, would be quite different and I know it. My kitties would run and look for a place to hide while those around me, dog lovers all, would mutter, “what’s the big deal about cats?” Someone would try to pick up Mimi and she’d squirm to get away, clawing them as she did so.

This is not how most cats would behave in the office.

I don’t know who thought of National Take Your Cat to Work Day, but I think they had a romanticized idea of how cats would behave in the workplace. I have a hard enough time with them when I’m on my computer while working from home. It’s difficult to train cats, so how many of us do, although my kitties do respond to a firm “down!” when I’m trying to get them away from my computer.

But the overall feeling I get from this holiday is one of love. We love our cats and want to show them off, but there isn’t a whole lot of opportunity to do. So even though I won’t be bringing my cats to work next Monday (much to the relief of my manager), I want to share how sweet and loving they are. Walter and Mimi, you’re the best!