Kids head to work
Four members of the Kempskie family went to work last Thursday. My husband and I … and our children. It was “Bring Your Child to Work” day at my husband’s place of employment - RSA Security in Bedford.
Granted my kids now think that Daddy works at a place that offers face painting, balloon animals and hot dogs for lunch every day but they also got to have front seats during an important conference call and see some of the security devices their dad works to promote in the PR department. At the tender ages of 4 & 6, I think it was the perfect introduction to work life and answers to the question: What does Dad do all day?
Apparently, it’s a popular event - now in its 10th year, there were about 300 kids in attendance.
I think more companies should follow suit. I remember my dad taking us to his corporate office. He had cool job. He was head of HR for a McDonald’s franchise. He used to bring home buckets of Happy Meal toys. He also hooked us up with gift certificates to share with our college buddies. It was like pure gold. Their office also hosted plenty of family events - like the annual holiday party and we went to his office all the time. I liked seeing what dad did. He was a busy man and was away from home a lot. These little glimpses into his work life, I think, gave me an incredible work ethic.
And if I thought my dad worked a lot back then, work has become even more consuming for my generation. Technology allowing for constant contact makes leaving the office very difficult. Our children are young , 4 & 6, so they can’t grasp entirely what their dad does for a living but they know he enjoys it, he’s good at it and he works at a pretty cool place.
