“I never want you to go to work again”

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Anonymous wrote:It has plenty to do with work-life balance, as this thread demonstrates. If the kids have a visual of Mom's work, what she does there and why it's important and how it is a positive thing for them, they do less (sometimes none) of this heartbreaking wheedling on the back end.

And that makes it easier to go to work with a clear mental slate...which is much more productive than the other way.

And I've stated several times that this is a good idea. But not on the regular, and a monthly office visit from the tots is really too much. Some of you might not mind, but please know there are grumpy people like me in your office thinking you are a complete non-profession because you think it is ok to disrupt the work environment so that mommy can have lunch with her Larla.

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Anonymous wrote:Nanny here. Have nanny and DD come meet you for lunch at work once a month. This has helped a lot of my charges because they can visualize where their parent is during the day.

Please, please do note tote your children to the office once a month. One visit to the office one time might be ok so the child has an opportunity to visualize where the parent works, but no one wants to see your kids in the office once a month. But once a month is ridiculous, distracting for your co-workers, and completely unprofessional.

Depends on the office. In mine, they would be welcomed.

Um no. People are being polite.

Don't speak for other people or make broad judgments juts because you're a misanthrope. Perhaps you're being polite but I genuinely like when colleagues bring their babies and kids. I keep stickers in a drawer for them.

Ok well I dislike it and it is disruptive. And I am the type of person who has a lot of sympathy for kids on planes, restaurants, public spaces in general. I believe kids should be in public space. They are humans and people. But they do not belong in an adult working environment regularly. It is disruptive and annoying.

Well, not everyone is like you. I LOVE it when colleagues bring kids in the office.

Right - and everyone is not like you either. So, just because some people delight in having kids at the office, others don't. And since it is de facto a professional space, you shouldn't bring your kids there because some people don't like it. Why is it hard for you to understand that just because you enjoy something, it might not be appropriate?

In my office, it is fine. In yours it may not be. As long as the policy is clear and evenly enforced, it is fine. If your office doesn’t have a policy on it, it should create one.

Don’t be the a$$hole that forces HR to create a policy about kids in the office.

Really, if they bother one person, that’s one person too many.

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Anonymous wrote:Nanny here. Have nanny and DD come meet you for lunch at work once a month. This has helped a lot of my charges because they can visualize where their parent is during the day.

Please, please do note tote your children to the office once a month. One visit to the office one time might be ok so the child has an opportunity to visualize where the parent works, but no one wants to see your kids in the office once a month. But once a month is ridiculous, distracting for your co-workers, and completely unprofessional.

Depends on the office. In mine, they would be welcomed.

Um no. People are being polite.

Nope. I'm the boss. The kids are welcomed.

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Thats even worse. Now your employees are obligated to take time out of their workday to entertain and talk to your kids. Which means they are now stuck working longer and will be able to spend less time with their own kids. Your children are a distraction and you are completely inappropriate to subject your employees to their office visits. All you are doing is taking advantage of your authority.

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You need to get over yourself. If you work at a place that lets kids drop by the office over lunch, or has a policy that it is ok with manager approval, you either stay in the job with that policy or look for a new job and ask about the policy while you are interviewing.

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Try explaining what you do and why it’s important. Explain it at their level and don’t exaggerate but emphasize the cool stuff. She’ll start thinking you’re a superhero!