Japan company wows social media with cat ‘staff’ – office clerk, auditor, even ‘chaircat’

While having a cat in the office is no longer a novelty, hosting nearly a dozen certainly is.

After adopting its first cat, Futaba, from a sushi restaurant in 2004, Qnote, a Japanese tech company, simply could not resist “hiring” more felines.

It now boasts 10 cat “employees” that live around the office – most of them full-time – and the company has renovated its office to accommodate its feline friends.

The office has also become the ideal workplace for the 32 humans who enjoy the companionship offered by the cats.

When Qnote moved to a bigger four-storey office building in 2020, it did not forget its most important employees. The company refurbished the second and third floors to show its commitment to the cats’ well-being, installed 12 cat toilets and cat shelves, and even painted the walls to prevent scratches.