Martivir
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Post by Martivir on Apr 24, 2013 22:32:48 GMT -5
I know where DH works doesn't participate. At least as an organized day. His boss isn't too fond of kids and a day where everyone's kids come in would be his personal nightmare. He's ok if you need to bring them in, just not everyone at once.
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Post by Shooby on Apr 25, 2013 6:56:13 GMT -5
I think it is a good concept to want to introduce your child to the world of working. But, i really think a brief tour would be the best way to do it.
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Post by raeoflyte on Apr 25, 2013 7:48:04 GMT -5
I've worked in smaller offices for several years. The kids in the 10-14 range tend to come in to earn money shredding or filing. We've hired a few 16+ for summer help too. We really want to teach our kids to go into anything else. ![:P](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/tongue.png)
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Post by Apple on Apr 25, 2013 8:08:16 GMT -5
My work is very "different" ... they do an organized portion-touring different areas/lunch/etc. One year they planted some trees here, now those kids check out their trees when they visit. Our workplace can be dangerous, so you have to be smart about where you take them. My son used to come, but he doesn't like it here, too big, loud, and sometimes claustraphobic feeling.
The last two years I've let coworker's kids wire up something noisy for me. The first year I was getting ready to test a CO alarm, so I had one put the wire nuts on and flip the switch. Last year I pulled out a siren and had a couple kids strip wires, put on lugs, terminate them then wirenut it to a suicide cord before plugging it in. I heard they talked about it for weeks.
Today we'll be crawling with kids.
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Post by GRG a/k/a goldenrulegirl on Apr 25, 2013 8:26:00 GMT -5
My kids can watch me post on YM at home. OMG. Can't breathe. Laughing too damn hard. Peeing in my pants, too. Archie, Archie, Archie.
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GRG a/k/a goldenrulegirl
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Post by GRG a/k/a goldenrulegirl on Apr 25, 2013 8:30:20 GMT -5
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Post by bean29 on Apr 25, 2013 8:46:43 GMT -5
I used to work for a larger employer and they had planned activities and "goodies" for the kids by age group. My kids went at least 2x but when DD was in upper grade school years she said it was boring and did not want to participate.
My current employer is too small to have organized activities but people occasionally bring their kids in as their work/family balance necessitaties. It is kind of nice to see your co-workers kids occasionally, but we have a very laid back environment here. If it was 8 hours though the kids would be bored to death.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 25, 2013 9:41:39 GMT -5
I think it is a good concept to want to introduce your child to the world of working. But, i really think a brief tour would be the best way to do it. If they are little, a tour is awesome. I'm too old for formal take your kid to work day events, but there was a family open house or some such thing at the plant where my Dad worked when we were little. I knew my Dad worked in an office. I *did not* know that he had his very own hard hat with HIS NAME ON IT! He was instantly cooler in my eyes. And he got to keep candy on his desk. Being a grown-up seemed awesome. Once kids are older, proper job shadowing seems like a good thing to me. Better that your mom tells you "we're going to a meeting, and you never walk into a business meeting without a way to take notes" when you're 16 than your employer have to do it when you're 22.
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Post by swamp on Apr 25, 2013 9:46:23 GMT -5
I have brought my kids with me out of necessity. DD wants to come more often. DS thought it was boring.
If I have to bring them, it's usually for a half day and I take them on a tour of hte courthouse to see all my friends. The judges give them candy and soda. ![](http://syonidv.hodginsmedia.com/vsmileys/rofl.gif) How do you explain the friends in those cool rooms with the walls made out of bars and the doors that only unlock from the outside? Are they offices? Special hotel rooms? Time out rooms? ![](http://images.proboards.com/new/tongue.png) jail is adult time out room. I've never taken them to the jail. Someday when they're a little older, though............
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