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I can not believe the answers so far. I thought everyone had at least driven by their spouses place of work to at a minimum say, "hey there where I work." To me part of love is curiousity. If my spouse is going to come home and talk about their day at the office or the factory or the store, basic courtesy would have your husband or wife show an interest in a place you go every day. I would want to picture where she sat and better understand the environment she is in 8 hours a day five days a week. Doesn't this seem logical?
Now I understand if security would not allow visitors then a drive by would be fine. But wow!
I'll echo skeet09, so I'm not seeing what you're seeing. With that said, I don't find it necessary for my dh to have seen where I work, tho, it's important to me that we discuss my work, and we do.
Wife and I have had breakfast together at the cafeteria at her job. She also took me to see her desk. I'm unemployed, but at my last job, we drove to my office and showed my supervisor our Husky.
I can see a spouse attending an event that invites spouses or parents that attend an event in which their adult child is receiving an award, but to think a 20-something person would bring their parents to work to say "Here is where I work," sounds very childish to me.
I can see a spouse attending an event that invites spouses or parents that attend an event in which their adult child is receiving an award, but to think a 20-something person would bring their parents to work to say "Here is where I work," sounds very childish to me.
We've got someone here at work who is close to their parents not in a unhealthy way and she's brought them to see where she works. She's single, no boyfriend or kids so I can see that happening in this case.
So let me get this right. The parents go through 18 years of mentoring and then should have no interest in what you do in your career?
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Originally Posted by cleasach
I can see a spouse attending an event that invites spouses or parents that attend an event in which their adult child is receiving an award, but to think a 20-something person would bring their parents to work to say "Here is where I work," sounds very childish to me.
So let me get this right. The parents go through 18 years of mentoring and then should have no interest in what you do in your career?
That's a leap. I'd say most parents know what their kids do for a living without going to the workplace with their 20-something "child" and playing show and tell. My parents have always been very interested in-- and well informed about-- what I do for a living.
I could see a worker bringing parents to a company event in which families were invited to and then giving them a tour but to invite parents on a workday to go see little Johnny sit in his cubicle and answer the phone is just odd to me.
I could see a worker bringing parents to a company event in which families were invited to and then giving them a tour but to invite parents on a workday to go see little Johnny sit in his cubicle and answer the phone is just odd to me.
I never seen that before at a workplace. Most folks bring the children to show them off to co workers or grandchildren or parents stop by to say hi for a quick minute. Usually there's a reason they're stopping by for: need a ride home, drop off something they forgot, etc.
My wife has been to my work place and even stayed for over a week. Fortunately I have my own office/living quarters. This last summer the Mrs stayed for a couple days and had her Mother and a brother along with.
Being in the drilling industry it's not often one can have his wife stay on site. But I had her go through the company orientation, did some walk arounds with her, taught her how to operate a bobcat, took her up on the drilling rig dressed to the 9's in work boots, coveralls and hard hat. Introduced her to the rig hands and got some pictures at the drillers console. She seemed to enjoy the experience and has a better understanding of just what it is I do for a living.
I've also visited her workplace on numerous occasions. She works harder than I do, bless her heart! Much of what she does, was voluntary work. So I have a respect for her commitment to her job and how hard she works.
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