Office Daycare

First off, let me just say that I love the kids. Now that that is settled, I would like to know when the office transformed into a daycare? I’m not talking about the cute little babies or toddlers coming for a visit. I love those visits besides that’s a guaranteed 20 minutes of bs-ing around the office. What I am talking about are the children that come every day after school. I remember visiting my mother at work but it didn’t happen too often and I never stayed. It just so happened my school chose her company as the company to visit on career day.

I understand that some parents may not be able to afford after school programs for their children but I don’t think an office is a suitable alternative. If you are going to be in an office, you should be working and being paid for it, if I have to work so does everyone else.
Some companies are more relaxed and might have a more kid friendly environment than others but the overall idea of children in the workplace doesn’t work. It’s an unwritten rule in most companies. Although work is like high school and coworkers act like children at times, it is no place for actual children.