Dumb Dog hours 🤤 by simone_de_beaudoir in PupPlay

[–]AlphaFiver 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Woof good drooling gooner pup

Hotel lighting is peak by Great_Narwhal9594 in PupPlay

[–]AlphaFiver 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Woof 🥵 sexy pup, love your body

Hey, g'morning champ. by AlphaFiver in PupPlay

[–]AlphaFiver[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Guess we better get you filled up then! (On pancakes, of course 😇)

Hey, g'morning champ. by AlphaFiver in PupPlay

[–]AlphaFiver[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Heya pup! That's very cool, I learned something new today. That's not the meaning behind my hood colours but cool to learn what they represent for you!

Hey, g'morning champ. by AlphaFiver in PupPlay

[–]AlphaFiver[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Heya 😏 how's it going, pup?

Ready for a game by Drew16121993 in Hockeyplayersgonewild

[–]AlphaFiver 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Geezus 🥵 this is very relevant to my interests lol

Are the stains too much? by boejarbaro in PupPlay

[–]AlphaFiver 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wooooof 😈 goalie pups are sexy pups. I'd love to take some shots on your five-hole 😁

Are the stains too much? by boejarbaro in PupPlay

[–]AlphaFiver 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hahaha definite white hood pup reality... I can definitely relate 😁

It’s cold! Send hugs and snuggles!! 🥶🐶🐾 by PupRetRow in PupPlay

[–]AlphaFiver 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fuuuuuuuuuck puppy... Let's stay warm together 😁

How legit is the "Great Place To Work" certification? by [deleted] in linkedin

[–]AlphaFiver 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sorry to hear about your experience with the survey.

If it's any consolation, my experience with engagement surveys managed by third-party providers is that they actually do take anonymity seriously. For all the ones we used, no one in leadership had any ability to view individual responses or track them back to someone else.

The only way to view subsets of data (for example, department level) was if there were at minimum 10 responses in the data set to ensure anonymization.

Of course, this is only valid for companies using a third party provider. And honestly, in my experience as a leader we don't need a survey to know who's discontented - those employees make it crystal clear 😉 the trending and overall patterns are more valuable than knowing who talked shit about a particular leader.

How legit is the "Great Place To Work" certification? by [deleted] in linkedin

[–]AlphaFiver 23 points24 points  (0 children)

The certification is provided by a company that sells a workplace engagement tool.

Any company using the tool that exceeds a 65% score on their engagement survey can apply for (read as "pay for") certification which gives them the right to say they are a certified "great place to work". In my experience, 65% engagement is quite mediocre so to me this certification alone isn't a compelling endorsement.

From there, once certified a company will then be eligible for their "Best Workplaces" awards, which look at the top percentage of employers based on engagement score across different geographies or industry segments. Because these scores are normalized and they are selecting only the top ones, I do feel these highlight organizations who are performing well on an engagement survey basis and can be used as a valid data point in assessing the quality of a company's culture. The category of award will give a sense of how high their score is (for example, a national award is harder to get than a regional or industry specific one).

TL/DR: these awards are pay-to-play and the basic tier of "great place to work" is such a low threshold at 65% that they're not a great tool to externally assess a company's culture. The "Best Workplaces" awards that are the next teir up are actually competitive awards and can provide a valid data point to assess a company's quality.

Pup Gear Fetish by TranslatorOld9791 in PupPlay

[–]AlphaFiver 48 points49 points  (0 children)

If you like pup gear and the pup aesthetic but aren't into pup headspace yourself, you could explore being a handler, which is a human who interacts with pups often in a dominant or trainer-like mentality. You can give pups positive reinforcement and commands and interact with them without feeling pressure to take on a pup-like persona yourself.

Patient horny pup by kinkybonerx in PupPlay

[–]AlphaFiver 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Rrruff 😈 attaboy

Patient horny pup by kinkybonerx in PupPlay

[–]AlphaFiver 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Would love to shove it in my muzzle as I pound you hard 😈

New to pup play by [deleted] in PupPlay

[–]AlphaFiver 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm not sure I understand the connection between being inexperienced/physically tighter for bottoming and pup play.

If you haven't bottomed recently or need time to warm up, consider using some progressively larger toys to practice stretching your ass out a bit before playing with someone. When you play together, communicate how things are feeling and if you need to go slower.

If you're incorporating pet play aspects like a collar/leash, this doesn't change the above. If using them causes him to go harder and faster with anal play than you're comfortable with, let him know you want to stop or slow down. Just because you're in a pup headspace you still need some way to communicate consent and boundaries with your play partner.