Cool Colleagues: My Friends in Columbus

A creative approach to work

Dublin ad agency's outside-the-box policies aimed at inspiring workers

Friday, May 2, 2008 3:23 AM

By AMY SAUNDERS

THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH

At Dublin advertising agency b&a, employees are allowed to drink on the job, Hula-Hoop in the conference room and return from vacation whenever they feel like it.

As a result, they come to the office, behave responsibly and do their work. Really.

"Why wouldn't they?" asks principal and founder Jack Buchanan. "They have a job to do."