10/16/2021
This is copied and pasted from their news letter email. I wanted to share the introduction which doesn't seem to be on the site:
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LinkedIn gets into a dogfight.
I discovered one of the most heated debates ever on LinkedIn last week. I don't know how or when it happened, but doesn't it seem like everyone from Facebook migrated onto LinkedIn in the past year, and now you see your mom's cousin's step-brother whose official employment status is "RETIRED" posting about...everything on LinkedIn? What is personal news and what is professional news at this point? Is there a boundary? (Clearly, I do not have the answer, as my entire LinkedIn is mostly about my life as a professional dog mom.)
Earlier this month, LinkedIn News asked the following question:
Imagine this: You bring a new member of the family home, and you need time to make the appropriate adjustments. Usually, parental leave is an option, but what if that new family member is a furry friend?
According to the poll, 57 percent of people answered, "No, are you kidding me?" 28 percent answered, "Yes, how is this a question?" And 15 percent answered, "Only here for the comments!"
(I should add that pawternity leave is about a week. Not months!)
LinkedIn knew what they were doing. I bookmarked the page to check up on later, probably on the weekend while binge-watching Squid Game. Here's a sample of the comments, some poop-slinging worse than Artemis' diarrhea days and some more nuanced and reasonable. Can you imagine your colleagues at work reading (or posting) these?
Abraham Lincoln is one of the greatest American orators of all time (possibly the greatest). Do you think he'd call someone a "bat-poop whack job"? There is something poetic about it...
This is completely valid and it is a great travesty that the United States is the only developed country without universal parental leave. That said, the companies offering pawternity leave are definitely already offering parental leave, so it's not an this-or-that situation. In the U.S., those who have enough vacation days probably have parental leave at companies with the luxury to offer pawternity leave.
You know I agree with this, especially because this entire argument is grounded in biological science, archaeological data, and sound reasoning. Not emotions. (Which is what the audience on LinkedIn tends to privilege, or at least they say they do.)
This week, we meet Brooklyn-based Australian-French model Jennifer Atilémile, who got a pandemic pup named Napoleon the Miniature Dachshund. They had a ruff start (you'll see, if you read on). We're pretty sure they'd be in favor of pawternity leave.
Much puppy love,
Noël & Artemis 🐾
Meet this week's Pack.
You've had a long one. Sit, stay, and have some laughs with these good dogs and good humans.
Jennifer Atilémile & Napoleon
She's a model with an outspoken platform. He's a Miniature Dachshund with a Napoleon complex.
MEET JENNIFER & NAPOLEON
Dog park conversation starters.
Dogs the musical. Original Cats musical composer Andrew Lloyd Webber says Cats, the movie, was so "emotionally damaging" that he got a Havanese puppy, his first-ever dog in his 70 years of life. Here's hoping he makes a hit musical about dogs next. (via Gawker)
Total steal. Lily Qian illustrates the visceral feeling of wanting every single dog you meet. (via The New Yorker)
Ancient history. Ancient Greeks and Romans loved Maltese dogs, too, though it's unclear whether the modern-day breed is descended from their ancient short-legged white-haired counterparts. (As you can imagine, lineage is hard to establish without proper records.) Modern breeds are, for the most part, only 200 years ago. (via The New York Times)
What's it like being a dog in Germany? Probably better than the rest of the world, thanks to an emphasis on making sure people train their dogs for human integration to bans on prong and electric collars. (via NPR)
Humanity before vanity. The key to grooming your dog, according to these experts, is ensuring that your dog has a positive experience (instead of focusing on giving your dog the perfect cut!). (via Lifehacker)
It seems like everyone I know has one of these Warm & Wonderful jumpers, originally popularized in the mainstream mentality by Princess Diana (seen on artist Luke Edward Hall in the photo above). I held out for a year, but as the cold weather season approaches, I'd tempted to snuggle up in one of these wool knits, too. Warm & Wonderful founders Sally Muir and Joanna Osborne are fantastic knitters and dog moms, and they've written several books on knitting jumpers for your dog. This week's conversation with Jennifer and her dog Napoleon taught me that there's a pure joy to matching with your dog. The hard part will be convincing Artemis to don another sweater.
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