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People share how their pets are 'working from home' amid coronavirus pandemic

Maddison Skipper
Maddison Skipper

People around the world have settled into their home offices, living room couches and even beds as they prepare to work from home in a bid to avoid coronavirus.

It's a rough gig, and as employees across the globe adapt to a new way of working that could see them out of their offices for weeks, if not months, there's one thing helping them with the transition; their pets.

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Cats and dogs have become many workers' new 'colleagues', keeping them company as they work from home for the indefinite future, and their presence is certainly making things cuter.

Thousands of Aussies have now begun to flood Twitter with photos of their new co-workers, sharing their adorable #workfromhome snaps to brighten an increasingly grim world.

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A Melbourne local started the @dogsworkingfromhome Instagram page yesterday and has already been flooded with cute snaps of pups helping their humans stay productive.

Well, at least that's what some of the dogs are doing — others seem to be getting in the way of productivity.

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Nine.com.au's Head of Social, Dean Nye, shared a collection of snaps of his dog, who looked a little dubious about having Dean home all day long.

"10 mins into working from home," Dean captioned the snaps.

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Even 9Honey's Editor, Shauna Anderson, has found herself 'hounded' by her new at-home colleague, Luna.

Luna seems pretty happy with the work from home situation. Supplied

Dog lovers aren't the only ones hopping on the bandwagon, with hundreds of cat people sharing photos of their feline friends getting on board with the #workfromhome agenda.

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"Our cats are super stressed by the lockdown," joked Sydney local Alice Lloyd alongside a picture of her chilled-out pets.

Fellow Sydneysider Sophie shared photos of both of her cats making themselves at home in her workspace, adding; "The cats are at least enjoying me being home."

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The coronavirus pandemic may be new and uncharted territory, but at least we can all rely on our pets to bring some much-needed cuteness and joy into our lives in this trying time.

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