Antler × Justworks: Puppies & a Pause 🐶

​🐶 Puppies & Mental Health Reset. A midweek pause with Antler + Justworks

​Mental health doesn't get better because we talk about it once a year. It gets better when we build small, real moments of recovery into how we work.

​So on Wednesday, May 13, we're doing exactly that! Our space is becoming a puppy lounge, a founder hangout, and a soft place to land in the middle of your week.

​Why this actually matters:

​Founders and operators run on a stress diet most people couldn't survive. Research consistently shows that even brief interaction with dogs lowers cortisol, raises oxytocin, slows your heart rate, and improves mood for hours afterward. It's one of the fastest, most effective resets we have. This isn't a networking event with puppies bolted on. It's a genuine pause, with people who get it.

​What's happening:

​🐾 Puppies, 9:00a-12:00p - pet them, sit with them, send a photo to someone who needs it

​💼 Justworks office hours - drop in with your toughest questions on hiring, HR, payroll, benefits, compliance, or scaling your team. The Justworks team will be on-site doing 1:1s and group chats during the event as well as an extra hour from 12:00-1:00p. No slides, no pitch, just answers.

​🤝 Founder & operator hangs - meet others in the Antler ecosystem in a low-pressure setting

​🥪 Lunch and snacks provided by Justworks!

​Come for the puppies. Stay for the people. Leave feeling like a human again.