Also habe ich versucht, einen neuen Job zu finden. Da ich einen Hund habe, ist es für mich notwendig, 2 – 3 halbe Tage pro Woche von zu Hause aus zu arbeiten. Das war ein so großes Hindernis, das ich nicht erwartet hatte. In meinem jetzigen Job ist das überhaupt kein Problem und nach der Corona-Krise im Jahr 2025 dachte ich, dass die Arbeit von zu Hause aus unglaublich verbreitet sei. Aber anscheinend ist es eine große Sache, selbst bei nur zwei bis drei halben Tagen in der Woche. Ich weiß, dass es Jobs im technischen Bereich gibt, bei denen dies der Standard ist, aber bei allen anderen „bediende“-Jobs scheint dies überhaupt nicht der Fall zu sein.
Hat jemand von euch das gleiche Problem gehabt? Bin ich wirklich wahnhaft?
Besonderer Hinweis, da die Leute offenbar wegen des Hundes in Aufregung geraten: Ja, ich weiß, dass viele Menschen, die Hunde haben, sie den ganzen Tag allein zu Hause lassen. Es ist nicht eine gute Idee, weil die Leute das tun. Es wird überhaupt nicht empfohlen, Ihren Hund den ganzen Tag allein zu lassen, das wird Ihnen jede Quelle zum Thema Hundepflege sagen. Sie sind soziale Tiere und sollten nicht länger als 4-6 Stunden allein gelassen werden. Als ich mir einen Hund anschaffte, habe ich mir vorgenommen, mich gut um ihn zu kümmern, und ich werde mich daran halten, auch wenn es für mich schwieriger ist, den Job zu wechseln.
https://www.lissevandegroep.nl/2022/08/hoe-lang-kan-een-hond-alleen-zijn/
https://justrussel.com/blog/hoelang-kan-mijn-hond-alleen-zijn/
https://www.dierapotheker.be/blog/hoe-lang-kun-je-een-hond-alleen-laten/
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Where are you applying for jobs? I’ve heard many stories of people having to go back to the office. Most likely because of untrusting managers and old management style.
Have you tried the Flemish government? They can work from home 3 days per week if I’m not mistaken.
So pre-covid and thus pre work from home it would have been impossible to have a job AND a dog…?
Dude, I’m sorry, but unless you have to breastfeed your dog, there’s no reason it can’t stay home alone during your workday.
I wouldnt accept a job without 3 days home office per week.
I think it really depends. It does look like some companies are coming back from all the telework.
On the other hand, it shouldnt be a problem to find a company that promotes home offices.
So keep looking, you’ll find one. Don’t settle.
My own situation suits me very well, I MUST work minimal 3 days from home, otherwise my mobiliteitsbudget comes in danger.
Pre-covid we could work 1 day from home.
I think our management saw we only worked longer and more efficient, and as a bonus offices die not require a whole lot of run costs.
There’s plenty of people with dogs who come into work full time without issue. How is it a problem for you, exactly?
At my place we, 100% desk job people, can only WFH if sick. But I’ve taken the radical initiative to actually recover when sick, not pretend I can still work.
Yes it sucks, but I believe normal places are still out there.
Good for you not wanting to leave your dog alone for too long but yeah, it’s going to be hard finding a job like that.
This is exactly why I don’t have a dog.
I have an older dog who I can’t leave home alone all day, so I use pawshake to get someone to walk him during the midday 🙂
Dog aside, the real problem is that shitty middle management don’t have a reason to exist if they can’t micro manage people in the office. So they make everyone’s workday horrible, just so they can cash.
Some employers would allow you to bring your dog with you. Especially if it’s not a large breed. I used to work with 2 where it was allowed (the 1st one, because it was a service dog and the other one came with her human to work since she was a puppy).
Ask if it’s possible. If not, I’m afraid you’ll have to teach your dog how to cope with your absence.
Hi me!
I too have a dog with great abandonment anxiety. He was adopted at 5 from a shelter. People can claim what they want, sometimes you just can’t get it out of their system. We have no idea what the root is, and tried training, a behavioral specialist, different techniques,…
The only solutions that works are dog sitters and dog daycare.
Everyone annoyed that op cares for their dog instead of helping them.
I can’t either, but damn. My grandmothers dog is now with us bc she died, and he’s not used to be alone at all. Grateful for mom being a stay at home one.
I assume it very much differs on the sector you work in.
It strongly depends on your sector I guess. From my experience a lot of IT roles are at least 1/2 remote. My company only has me come to the office once a week but I know they are an exception.
What’s wrong with the current job?
All these people saying they leave their dog at home 8 hrs/day, 5 days/week and it’s totally fine. Why do you hate your dog?! You are literally their whole life, the only thing they have, yet it has to spend so much time alone.
I might be wrong, but I think Deloitte, Salesforce and Google still offer 100% WFH (unless you have client meetings). Good luck
Most of the companies I know of in the chemicals and food manufacturing offer just one day WFH to white collar employees. Unfortunately this sector in Belgium remained quite traditional in the WFH policy.
Personally I found the sweet spot to be 2 days wfh and 3 days physical presence at the office to get the best out of productivity, work/life balance, and social interactions. The 1-day wfh regime basically pushes people that are not familiar with the wfh concept to treat this day as unofficial off-day.
Look for jobs in the social cultural sector, even more chances to be able to work from home if it’s the civil society branch of this sector. One of my colleagues works 4 days from home and a fifth she brings her dog to work as we have a very liberal pet policy on this. Best of luck on finding that job that suits all your needs!
There is an app called pawshake, that can help you find people to walk your dog. Of course this will be easier/harder depending on where you live.
Thats why I got a cat and not a dog. I’ll get a dog when I retire and can give him the time he deserves.
Yeah the whole WFH that got embraced with covid and would become the new normal has since 2022 eroded back to pre covid.
Its too hard to trust people for management apparently….they want to see you
One of the reasons why I don’t have a dog atm. So I do understand OP. And while I also want to work from home more, my company doesn’t allow that. And I get their point of view as well. It’s an added benefit IMO. You can’t just expect companies to be okay with it.
Perhaps consider hiring a dog walker who can come in interact with dog, walk him and that will break up their boredom. Normally dog behavioralists say no more than 6 hours alone as a maximum but 2 bouts of 4hrs should be OK for those times you need to work in the office.
Dog walker can also be a neighbour if you’re graced in that way.
Have you tried looking at jobs in the public sector (government)? You might have more luck finding a job that fits your WFH requirements. And kudos for trying to do the responsible thing for your dog.
Yep changed work for my dogs. Full time work from home but have to do shiftwork. So nightshifts as well, which wouldn’t be a problem if my dogs would let me sleep during the day.
I’m happy you advocate for your dog and don’t leave them alone!! Go you!
Jesus I hope most of the people commenting don’t/will never own a dog.
I think its perfectly fine and normal to want to work from home, weather or not this is due to a dog or whatever the reason shouldnt matter. I can work up to 3 days from home and noticed a huuuge difference in my cats behaviour, doesnt mean cats cant be happy on their own, but theyre cleaely much happier with me working from home !
That being said, I noticed Belgium is extremely delusional with working from home, a lot of KMOs dont want to, and its stupid and it sucks. Depending on your job and sector there will be more or less jobs that allow you to work from home.
Either way, stick to your guns, at the end of the day if being unable to work from home is a dealbreaker, dont get a job that doesnt offer it, youll just be unhappy.
Good luck in your jobhunt! I suggest LinkedIn or personally, I found really good job offers via Bright Plus 🙂