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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]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.[/quote]

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.  [/quote]

Depends on the office. In mine, they would be welcomed. [/quote]

Um no. People are being polite.  [/quote]

Nope. I'm the boss. The kids are welcomed. [/quote]

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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. [/quote]

NP. OMG where did she say she was having her employees watch her kids?!?! You sound crazy. [/quote]

I didn't say her employees have to watch her kids, can't you read?  I said they have to take time out of their day to talk to and entertain them.  My colleague just brought her two year old in - it was really annoying and disruptive.  She took the kid around to say hi to everyone, which we could all hear in our open environment, and then when the kid got to me, I had to attempt to be interested in her. I was very busy and it was an annoying and disruptive distraction.   I actually keep stickers for kids in my office so that I can say "here's your sticker" so I don't have to engage in precious conversation about how cute the kid is, etc.  And this has zero to do with work-life balance.  Bring your kid in once to get the visual and meet the coworkers - that's great!  Bring them on a weekend - smart.  Not once a month - just meet your child at lunch, don't parade them around the office.  And this goes double for the boss.  [/quote]

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