• Do you think it's OK for parents to bring kids to work?

    School holidays and snow days can pose big child care dilemmas for working parents, which sometimes results in bringing kids to work. In some cases it's a great learning experience, but in other cases kids can get too close to the actual work, as recently happened in the air-traffic control tower at New York's JFK airport. Do you think it's OK for parents to bring kids to work?

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    72.5%
    Yes. In an emergency or for a fun learning experience it's fine, as long as the employer is OK with it and the kids don't interfere.
    216 votes
    27.5%
    No. Most work environments are not kid-friendly and kids should definitely not be allowed to participate in the work when the safety of others is involved.
    82 votes
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    No. Most work environments are not kid-friendly and kids should definitely not be allowed to participate in the work when the safety of others is involved.

    Parents should never have to choose between making a living and caring for their kids. Employers need to be flexible with time off.

      #1
       - z1r2p3
       - 3:30 pm EST on Wed Mar 3, 2010
      Yes. In an emergency or for a fun learning experience it's fine, as long as the employer is OK with it and the kids don't interfere.

      It really does depend on what kind of job you have....

        #2
         - Praying Mommy of 2
         - 10:55 pm EST on Wed Mar 3, 2010
        Yes. In an emergency or for a fun learning experience it's fine, as long as the employer is OK with it and the kids don't interfere.

        Pilots were not alarmed, co-workers probably enjoyed the youth in the office, kids were inspired to stay in school to be able to get a job.

          #3
           - Kelly Bozard
           - 8:11 am EST on Thu Mar 4, 2010
          No. Most work environments are not kid-friendly and kids should definitely not be allowed to participate in the work when the safety of others is involved.

          A designated day 1x per year for all kids is fine, if i wanted to see kids at work I'd teach preschool. Keep your noisy sticky kids home.

            #4
             - meighanrocks
             - 9:25 am EST on Thu Mar 4, 2010
            No. Most work environments are not kid-friendly and kids should definitely not be allowed to participate in the work when the safety of others is involved.

            This is especially true in workplaces where concentration is needed. Just the presence of a child can be distracting.

              #5
               - Alice-354401
               - 9:40 am EST on Thu Mar 4, 2010
              Yes. In an emergency or for a fun learning experience it's fine, as long as the employer is OK with it and the kids don't interfere.

              As a pilot, I would have thought nothing of it in this environment. The pilots on the tapes didn't seem alarmed by it. Let go of it!

                #6
                 - kaboom1278
                 - 11:17 am EST on Thu Mar 4, 2010
                Yes. In an emergency or for a fun learning experience it's fine, as long as the employer is OK with it and the kids don't interfere.

                "..as long as the employer is OK with it and the kids don't intefere." - This is the key phrase.

                  #7
                   - Mika-1460022
                   - 1:24 pm EST on Thu Mar 4, 2010
                  Yes. In an emergency or for a fun learning experience it's fine, as long as the employer is OK with it and the kids don't interfere.

                  In the recent ATC scandal was anyone hurt? Did the kids give incorrect instructions to the pilots? I thought it was cute, and I hate kids!

                    #8
                     - Werewindle
                     - 7:38 am EST on Sat Mar 6, 2010
                    No. Most work environments are not kid-friendly and kids should definitely not be allowed to participate in the work when the safety of others is involved.

                    If parents were responsible and their children behaved, polite, clean, and healthy. Otherwise keep them away from my job. Pets too.

                      #9
                       - America is Dead
                       - 6:46 pm EST on Tue Mar 9, 2010
                      Yes. In an emergency or for a fun learning experience it's fine, as long as the employer is OK with it and the kids don't interfere.

                      Yes, but I also think it depends on the job. I mean if you're a stripper, obviously you shouldn't take your kid to work.

                        #10
                         - MerikaMae
                         - 10:07 am EST on Wed Mar 10, 2010
                        No. Most work environments are not kid-friendly and kids should definitely not be allowed to participate in the work when the safety of others is involved.

                        Since I was a teacher many years ago, there was no way I could bring my four kids to work. I don't see the advantage of it in any case.

                          #11
                           - Judy-472763
                           - 12:32 pm EST on Thu Mar 11, 2010

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