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Originally Posted by Xero  I do think you're being a little cranky. And you have zero rep power, so you're "I'll give rep to Jeremy and stick my nose up to everyone else" means absolutely nothing, because you're not giving him anything. Everyone can have an opinion on this. Yours is NOT the only correct one. |
Well, excuse the heck out of me. I'm new on this forum and wasn't aware of rep power, I thought anybody could spread good reputation. I'm learning as I participate, but thank you for educating me.
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Originally Posted by Xero Here is my stance on things. I don't agree with people taking their kids to work with them while they're being paid to do work. I do think that kids can be annoying. I get annoyed by kids all the time. Really, I'm not a kid person. I only like my own kid and kids who are close to me for the most part. |
Let me see if I understand this - you agree that kids can be annoying and you even admitted that you're not a kid person, but then you went ahead and brought a child into the world. What kind of sense does it make for someone who is not a kid person to even have children of their own?
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Originally Posted by Xero What I'm trying to say is that no, I don't think employees should bring their kids to work any time they like (outside of bring your kids to work day etc). That's just my opinion. Some people might like to have kids around at work, and that's fine with me. |
Employees bringing children to work is exactly what this topic is all about, and you apparently agree with my stance, so why are you expressing bitterness?
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Originally Posted by Xero As for your clients, that's none of your business and its not your place to judge them for bringing in their kids. |
No, it's not my business to deny them applications or credit simply because they brought their children with them. That would be discrimination, and a violation of the Fair Credit Act. But it is rather interesting to point out that many people with small children have been denied loans through our institution because of poor credit history; whereas childless people or older people with grown children have top-notch credit history, and have no problem with obtaining loans.
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Originally Posted by Xero I personally would rather not bring my two year old to an office where I'd be filling out paper work, but I don't always have a sitter at every beck and call so sometimes I HAVE to bring him to things I don't want to because I HAVE to do them. And customers have their kids at my job all the time, and yes sometimes they annoy me but being employed in the area of CUSTOMER SERVICE, it is my JOB to understand that some customers have kids and it is my JOB to put up with them and be understanding of their presence. I'm getting paid to do that. So are you. Yeah, it would make sense not to bring a child to maybe this particular event, but you have no idea why they have them there. They probably don't have anywhere to put them otherwise. I doubt they enjoy chasing their kids around while at the same time as trying to pay attention to you guys and filling out paper work. I'm sure that's EXACTLY why they brought them there. Just to annoy you.  |
Perhaps you missed the part of my post that stated our firm has on-site child care. Employees and clients are more than welcome to use our daycare center. Many other companies have similar set-ups, so accommodations have been made for those with small kids; therefore, there is no reason to bring children into the office. In our case, people bring them in just to show them off.
Normally, I don't mind being around children as long as they are well-behaved and are quiet. The problem is that children become bored and restless very easily in a place like an office environment, and that's when they begin to run around, make noise, and become pests. These days, many parents are afraid to discipline their kids, and other employees are too afraid to complain about incidents like this because things have become so overly politcally-correct.