'She basically turned into a pet and cuddle addict': A feral kitten living under a work shed flips overnight and becomes the coworkers’ cuddle-obsessed office cat

A terrified feral kitten turned into the office cuddle manager.

A few months ago, a tiny feral kitten moved under a shed at a workplace and treated every hooman like a threat. She panicked if anyone moved too fast and swiped at hands that tried to refill her bowl. The goal at first was just to keep her fed through winter. Adoption wasn't realistic since this rescuer already sensitive rescue cats at home, and trapping her failed, so the coworkers agreed to share the job. Everyone took turns feeding her and making sure she had a safe place to hide.

Then one day she changed. A photo showed up in the work group chat of the kitten climbing all over a coworker and pressing her face into his shoulder like she'd always belonged there. It looked like a completely different cat. When her usual feeder came back from vacation, she was shy for about five minutes, then decided cuddling was more important than caution. Now she pauses mid-meal to demand pets, purring so hard it interrupts her eating.

Even as the weather warms up, she's still glued to people. She's become the unofficial work cat, complete with indoor shelter, multiple cuddle breaks a day, and a food budget approved as pest control. The team has even pooled money for a vet visit. A kitten who once lived under a shed now runs the place on affection, and nobody seems to mind.

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Sounds like the purrfect place to work honestly. Free daily cuddles, a resident fluff supervisor, and scheduled pet breaks should be standard employee benefits everywhere. Productivity might drop slightly, but morale would skyrocket. Having a tiny office cat whose main job is demanding affection feels like a fair trade. Some workplaces offer coffee machines. This one comes with a purring stress-relief program built in.
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Sounds like she’s figured out you guys are her furmily and settled the matter without a vote. Cats don’t hand out trust lightly, especially not ones who started out scared of everything. The fact that she’s glued to you now says she feels safe and claimed. That’s not random affection, that’s ownership in the best way. She didn’t just warm up, she moved in emotionally and unpacked.
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It’s amazing seeing coworkers come together like this for one tiny life. Everyone could have shrugged and walked past, but instead you built a whole support system around her. That kind of teamwork says a lot about the people in that building. She didn’t just get fed, she got a group of humans who decided she mattered. That’s a pretty incredible workplace culture upgrade.
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