Comments on Saving to Inve$t: Bringing Kids to Work or Not

Absolutely never. Children of any age do not belo...

2008-12-31T12:01:00.000-05:00

Absolutely never. Children of any age do not belong in the parent’s workplace. The workplace is not a daycare. I work in a two story building with 800 employees. One individual routinely brought her two kids to work. She would put them in a meeting room with the door shut. I would then have a meeting booked in that room. On arrival, I would knock on the shut door and there would be no reply. On entering, surprise, here are this woman’s two kids. Gee, I wonder why she was fired. What happens on the day when the planets align and ten percent of the employees bring one of their kids to work. That would mean 80 kids running around my building. I never have and never would bring my children to my workplace. It shows an incredible lack of respect and consideration for your co-workers.

I have a two year old and another on the way. I do...

2008-10-24T10:04:00.000-04:00

I have a two year old and another on the way. I don't think it's okay to bring kids to work. It's not fair to them to have to sit in a cube or an office all day, it's and not fair to co-workers when the kids get bored and act up. Most companies offer paid time off. Unexpected problems coming up with childcare is a good time to use it.

Susan/Anon - Bring Children to work is fine when p...

2008-10-21T17:04:00.000-04:00

Susan/Anon - Bring Children to work is fine when planned is fine. It is the unexpected trips that folks complain about. But as long as the kids are not distracting others should be fine.

I agree that parents should be allowed this leaway...

2008-10-21T14:58:00.000-04:00

I agree that parents should be allowed this leaway as long as their children are not a distraction from the work at hand. As a single mother, I found it occasionaly necessary to bring my daughter to work and now sometimes bring my grandson with me to work. Both found quite entertainment and learned from the experience. My coworkers never indicated there was a problem with their presence.

I have done this for an hour or so a few times a y...

2008-10-21T11:55:00.000-04:00

I have done this for an hour or so a few times a year but then I have an office where we can be isolated from the rest of the employees.

I think it is important for a child to get a taste of what it is like at work when possible. I think it gives them a more reasonable and realistic understanding of what adults do to bring home a paycheck.

I don't have a problem with it as long as the children are not a distraction for everyone else and there are things for the children to do. Different age groups are a different experience of course.