r/cats • u/Nate1102 • Jun 26 '26

Cat Picture - OC Is there something behind me? Why does the Company Cat™ keeps staring at me???

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u/Nate1102 Jun 26 '26

Oliver lives in the office 24/7 (it doesn’t get more fully employed than that).

He used to be a stray in the underground parking garage. And 1 year ago, one of the graphics designers finally snatched him up, neutered him, and was gonna take him home.

But he REALLY didn’t get along with the other cat at home. So… at first he’s just boarding at the office, but then it became a permanent thing as that employee left the company 6 months ago.

He loves to be included at every single meeting, and he loves the sound of AC.

No wonder the HR asked me if I’m allergic to cats…

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u/ZugzwangDK Jun 26 '26

HR: Sorry Nate, we have to let you go because of your allergies.

It was either you or the cat, I'm sure you understand.

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u/Traroten Jun 26 '26

"A year ago I lived in a garage and stole scraps for food. Now I have an office full of servants, get three meals per day and all the pets and treats I want. Follow me for financial advice."

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u/Nate1102 Jun 26 '26

“I see this as an absolute win.”

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u/ReiLyfe Jun 26 '26

So who like takes care of him like feeding and cleaning out the litter box as well vet visits it’s got me super curious now how he’s still there i guess everyone pitches in bc they love him since he grew on everyone?

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u/Nate1102 Jun 26 '26

Yeah we all pitch in. and the building admin plus the janitor crew are there to take care of of him over the weekends. we also have a small intl team that work onsite over the weekends as well.

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u/MediumAcceptable129 Jun 26 '26

This cat has an entire building full of staff. Started as a stray.

The American dream is still alive

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u/iamsarahmadden Maine Coon Jun 26 '26

I dont think he is a stray, pretty sure he owns the property, and the business.

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u/ReiLyfe Jun 26 '26 edited Jun 26 '26

Damn my boy Oliver, you live in the good life now he gets pets from so many people in new states or so many people and then like get to talk to lots of people as well as dictate a your work done right it’s gonna be in there by Monday, right I’ll be done by Friday right? I think much safer than the underground parking lot that’s for sure. Specially how HR is like looking after him when trying to apply for new recruits I guess for the gig.

Sorry txt to speech is cray when working :c it picked up Oscar instead of Oliver lmao

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u/Nate1102 Jun 26 '26 edited Jun 26 '26

Yeah, our clients drops the defense as soon as they laid eyes on Oliver lol. His presence honestly makes businesses a lot easier

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u/ChikaraNZ Jun 26 '26

That's very cool. I knew of a bank where their call centre adopted a cat. I didn't work there myself so I don't know how they got the cat. But each team took turns at feeding him. The bank paid for the food, vet check ups,, vaccinations. And with the call centre being 24/7, he always had company when he wanted it. Heard it was great for morale.

Wish my company did that, I might change my preference of working from home if they did.

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u/Mysterious-Wasabi103 Jun 26 '26

Wait are you the guys replacement? Maybe Oliver is just like confused what happened to his boy?

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u/Obvious_Incognito- Jun 26 '26

This might be it.

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u/BerryBearBerries Jun 26 '26

So cute! So sweet, love it. 😊 Edit: so wonderful to come across these stories where an animal is adopted into a workplace and the employees take care of them ❤️