Employers trying to puzzle out which benefits will fetch and keep millennials might be barking up the wrong tree with some of their selections. 

According to a report in Employee Benefits, 16% of U.K. employees would rather have their dogs in the office with them than have their employer provide them with a paid gym membership — and 28% would rather have Fido by their side during the workday than have paid, onsite yoga classes at work. 

The survey from Purina PetCare indicates that employers may not be tempting millennials with the types of benefits that mean the most to them, particularly since 42% of employee respondents aged 18–34 said they would like or enjoy a dog-friendly workplace, and 24% think a dog-friendly workplace would make an organization more attractive to them (and thus more likely to keep them around). 

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