Elwood is a tabby cat who has been hanging out in his favorite spot in the world for the past year: the entrance to Epworth Hospital in Melbourne, Australia.
Elwood hung around so often that he was recognized by the staff who passed him by every day, including pathologist Chantel Trollip.
One day, Chantel was arriving for work and saw that Elwood had a new tag around his collar.
When she saw what it was, she couldn’t help but laugh: it was an employee ID badge… saying Elwood was now in charge of “security.”
Elwood had hung around so long that the hospital staff apparently decided to make it official.
Like many people, Chantel was delighted by the cat’s new job promotion.
“I was actually having a case of the sads that day, but seeing his ID badge turned my whole mood around!” she told Bored Panda.
Elwood takes his job seriously, although like any cat he can’t resist trying to get people to pet him.
“He is lovely and friendly, but not overly affectionate,” Chantel said. “He enjoys a good pat, but likes to keep things short and move around a fair bit.”
“He is on the security team, after all, and has to make sure everyone coming and going gets checked.”
He’s the cutest security guard we’ve ever seen! Congrats on the new job, Elwood!