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Does it bug you if people bring their kids to work? If they are cute and quiet, then I wouldn't think it's a problem. However, if you find that they are disruptive to the work environment and they are running around wreaking havoc, then I think it's a problem. However, some work places should not have kids there period. My friend works in a bar/club and one of her co workers is always bringing her two kids(5 and 7) there on the second shift. Sometimes they stay in the break room. However, sometimes, she will bring her kids out to the bar and they seem to disrupt customers on slow nights.
Depends on state laws and company policy. IF the company allows her to do what she is doing then it is their problem and really none of your business unless of course you are her boss or own the company.
Unless there is some sort of "bring your kids to work" day or something, I would not bring children to the workplace unless there is some unusual reason to do so. It is unprofessional to have kids hang out at work for any length of time, as they are distracting in nearly all situations. If someone briefly visits with a kid and leaves, I don't see a big deal, but if there is no where else for them to go, then that just is unfair to the kids as they get easily bored.
Does it bug you if people bring their kids to work? If they are cute and quiet, then I wouldn't think it's a problem. However, if you find that they are disruptive to the work environment and they are running around wreaking havoc, then I think it's a problem. However, some work places should not have kids there period. My friend works in a bar/club and one of her co workers is always bringing her two kids(5 and 7) there on the second shift. Sometimes they stay in the break room. However, sometimes, she will bring her kids out to the bar and they seem to disrupt customers on slow nights.
Yes, it bugs me. Children don't belong at work. In the 13 months I've been here, one coworker brought his 8 year-old to work; she sat very quietly and did exercises out of workbooks all day long. Another coworker sometimes has his tweens here for an hour or so at a time. Neither of them are disruptive.
However, it sets a precedent...an expectation that because so-and-so brought their kid to work, everyone can bring their kid to work...even if they are not well-behaved. Easier to just issue a blanket ban on them.
And children in bars is inappropriate no matter the situation. Children do not belong in bars. Ever.
When I moved three years ago, the movers who delivered my furniture brought two children with them. I guess mom was sick or a babysitting arrangement didn't work out. It was a real nuisance having them running around yakking while I was trying to check off my belongings on the numbered list while the movers brought them in.
I have a kid, and I like kids, but they don't belong at work unless you have a job that involves children, like a school.
I recall a little mom and pop restaurant we used to frequent. The owners starting bringing their children there. They let them play all through the restaurant. One visit they started popping balloons and were only a table or two away from us. The parents went about their normal business and didn't do anything about it. I never went back again.
It depends. If you work at Chuck E. Cheese or a day care or something like that, then sure. If its on weekends (if your job is normally a M-F thing) or late nights (when you are normally a 9-5 job) then I think it's ok. If it's within the normal confines of the job, it would really bother me. I know sometimes if you don't have family in the area and childcare falls through it's rough, but I'd prefer that the person just take the day off. That being said, I think employers need to be more sensitive to these kinds of situations and not put employees in a position where they have to choose between keeping their job or taking care of kids.
And yes, I have a kid and I think she hangs the moon, but I'd be annoyed with my own kid at the office, much less someone else's.
I don't care how cute/quiet/noisy they are, kids don't belong in your place of work. It's OK in certain limited cases but 99% of the time I don't think it is acceptable to bring your child to work. Just take the day off if you can't get childcare.
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