World's cutest office employs nine adorably ambitious cats

World's cutest office employs nine adorably ambitious cats





Who needs a cat café when you've got moggies in the workplace?

In the olden days, lazy Royal Navy sailors could expect a lashing with the cat o'nine tails if their work wasn't up to scratch. But one Japanese firm has discovered that nine real felines are a far better motivational tool than the threat of a good flogging. An internet solutions business company has employed a squad of super-cute cats that are free to roam around the office. Since the moggies moved in, stress levels in the company have plummeted and the team is much more productive than before. Staff have bonded over the furballs, dropping their barriers and boosting team spirit as they collectively rush to cuddle their cutesy co-workers. It's not all good news though, because cats don't obey the same rules as humans. They pull out plugs, chew away on internet cables, claw the walls and even fall asleep inside visitor's bags. The staff don't care about infractions of these cheeky vandals, because they have all been clobbered with a potentially toxic dose of cuteness. The team at the company are even paid to play with cats, which makes them very different from the customers who flock to cat cafés. Employees are paid a 5,000 yen (£28) “cat bonus“ every month if they adopt a cat in need. They are also given time off if their cat dies, with pet bereavement treated the same way as if a human had died.
In Britain, famous workplace cat includes Larry , who works as chief mouser at the Cabinet Office. Sadly , Larry is anything but happy living his home at Westminster. David Cameron doesn't agree with the Japanese policy on office pets and has banned the ministerial moggie from Number 10.
And if that's not a vote winner for the other parties, we don't know what is.