A few months ago, my 5-year old daughter said to me, “Do they have ‘take your kid to work day’ at your company?” When I explained to her that Rose Communications was my business and I could decide to do that, she said, “Can you? PLEASE!”
Today was the big day and she was joined by my colleague’s son who is also in kindergarten. I logged onto the Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work website for ideas on how to occupy their time. They imagined their futures and the accomplishments that might garner news coverage. They drew pictures and we helped them craft headlines. My colleague’s son plans to discover a rare dinosaur fossil while hiking in Pennsylvania. My daughter will become famous for blowing a bubble shaped like a dog.
We also asked them to redesign our company logo and plan our 10-year anniversary party. They really got into their designs and could hardly wait to present them to us. We had to explain that it was important to eat lunch first — you never want to present to hungry people.
I think both kids learned a lot from their experiences. And it was a good for them to see their mothers at work. As we walked through the park on the way home, Scarlett turned to me and said, “I can’t wait until next April.” Neither can I.