Babies in the Work Place
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:huh: Really? Because I think I don't even have to do that. *I* didn't sign up for a kid.all you have to do is say "Wow" or "Really??" every now and then.
And unless you're racing to meet a deadline that could shut the company down, closing your door so you don't have to see someone's baby is a little over the top.
I don't think wanting to be able to have peace and quiet to work is over the top. I shut my door all the time, when people are talking loudly on the phone or to another co-worker, or just if the office noise is stopping me from concentrating. Not everybody's good at functioning at 100% when they're being constantly distracted. Maybe that's part of why some of us are self-selecting not to breed.0 -
Some of us are in happy relationships and have been for a very, very long time, and yet still have no affinity with kids. For some of us, there may even be a causal relationship.I used to hate kids.
Then I got into a happy relationship.
Then one of my children died.
I have a great appreciation for life and children that I never used to have.
I know what it is like to lose very close loved ones nevertheless. I am sorry for your loss and grief.
I see clearly how I implied you have to like kids if you are in a happy relationship - wrong implication on my part. For me, my dislike of all children was mostly due to my unhappiness. Now, I am happy, have children, and love children on the whole.
And thank you for your kind words.0 -
But don't you see, everything you just said is why you are not part of the problem. Once a year is not what we're talking about, and you are considerate of the fact that your child would be bored, and that will affect his behavior, which will affect everyone's ability to concentrate, including your own. Sounds like you learned to "respect yourself and others" and I can see you're going to pass that on to your child, for which I am grateful. :drinker:Glad I don't work with any of you guys seriously.... our office is pretty small and close knit... at least the majority of us, love it when some one brings the kids in to work to show them off.... everyone always asks how each others family's are doing... and there are times where the daycare is closed and I still have to work... which is really only once a year.... and my co-workers all suggest that I bring my toddler to work... I just don't and respectfully take a vacation day because 1) I don't want to disrupt everyone else, 2) If I'm at work I would like to be able to concentrate, and 3) my child would be bored.0 -
I too hate other people's kids. Actually, I just hate people in general.0
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But don't you see, everything you just said is why you are not part of the problem. Once a year is not what we're talking about, and you are considerate of the fact that your child would be bored, and that will affect his behavior, which will affect everyone's ability to concentrate, including your own. Sounds like you learned to "respect yourself and others" and I can see you're going to pass that on to your child, for which I am grateful. :drinker:Glad I don't work with any of you guys seriously.... our office is pretty small and close knit... at least the majority of us, love it when some one brings the kids in to work to show them off.... everyone always asks how each others family's are doing... and there are times where the daycare is closed and I still have to work... which is really only once a year.... and my co-workers all suggest that I bring my toddler to work... I just don't and respectfully take a vacation day because 1) I don't want to disrupt everyone else, 2) If I'm at work I would like to be able to concentrate, and 3) my child would be bored.
WTH are you talking about then?0 -
you don't seem disproportionately angry about this at all.
I hate kids. They disgust me.
It's a fairly normal reaction for me- and I'm an overly angry person ANYWAY- which I freely admit- but yeah- hate kids. hate the idea of them being at work. It's like god damnit am I not safe ANYWHERE!!!
nope- I'll walk away. physically walk away- if someone brings a child into the cubicle I'll leave... or say something not very nice about said person. I hate babies. I don't enjoy the presence of your offspring. They literally disgust me- don't bring it near me- and don't bring it near me to taunt me with how that will be m in a few years. That *kitten* pisses me of endlessly.all you have to do is say "Wow" or "Really??" every now and then.
And unless you're racing to meet a deadline that could shut the company down, closing your door so you don't have to see someone's baby is a little over the top.Bringing your kiddo in once for a short visit so everybody can meet her is a far, far cry from what we're talking here. It's not like babies are interested/interesting to interact with for an extended period. Probably almost everybody wants a chance to congratulate you and wish you well with your baby, but that doesn't take very long.
nope- when someone says we're pregnant I do one of two things (depending on how well I know said person)
1.) CONGRATS YOU CAN HAVE SEX **high five**
2.) Say nothing and mind my own buisness.
I don't want to see anyone's baby. That being said- if you HAVE to bring a baby in- make sure it's like placenta wrapped fresh out of the womb- 9/10 they are sleeping. anything over a few weeks they start getting loud I can't.
kids aren't trophies- why are we showing them off?? that's I guess what I don't get either. Also I'm not friends with people from work- friendly- yes- but friends no. So my concern for someone else's family is fairly limited.Glad I don't work with any of you guys seriously.... our office is pretty small and close knit... at least the majority of us, love it when some one brings the kids in to work to show them off.... everyone always asks how each others family's are doing...
But THANK YOU for taking the day off instead of bringing them in- I- from my office cubicle all the way over here- and not working with you- appreciate it tremendously. :flowerforyou:
yeah kids- just not my thing. And I don't understand why people bring them in- it's just...weird to me.0 -
I too hate other people's kids. Actually, I just hate people in general.
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Bringing your kiddo in once for a short visit so everybody can meet her is a far, far cry from what we're talking here. It's not like babies are interested/interesting to interact with for an extended period. Probably almost everybody wants a chance to congratulate you and wish you well with your baby, but that doesn't take very long.WoW! After reading this thread, i will not even think about bringing my baby to introduce to my colleagues at work place, if this is what they think !
Who shows off their infant for more than a short period of time? Babies need feedings and naps, etc. I've never heard of anyone (outside of an office that included day care) that brought an infant for any longer than it takes to let their co-workers see the child.0 -
Kids are OK when well behaved but there are too many parents that never discipline their children.
I fly a lot and on two recent flights I encountered screaming children. The first had a mother who did everything she could to sooth and quieten her child. Great!
The second Mom simply let her child shriek and disrupt the whole plane. I cant stand that type of parent.0 -
I'm on board with OP. I can't stand babies or kids, OR the parents who parade them around like trophies.. "LOOK WHAT I MADE WITH MY GENITALS!! Tell me nice things and make me feel important!" Kids don't belong in the work place if it's an office setting. My coworker brought her daughter in the other day for like an hour and I got sooo tired of saying "yaaa she's totally cute" "wow how funny!" and "oh i love that drawing how pretty!"
To each their own, though. Some people want tons of kids and never tire of talking about cartoons and answering the same question 10 times.. I, however, am happy being a kidless shrew with my fiance for all time
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I'm on board with OP. I can't stand babies or kids, OR the parents who parade them around like trophies.. "LOOK WHAT I MADE WITH MY GENITALS!! Tell me nice things and make me feel important!" Kids don't belong in the work place if it's an office setting. My coworker brought her daughter in the other day for like an hour and I got sooo tired of saying "yaaa she's totally cute" "wow how funny!" and "oh i love that drawing how pretty!"
To each their own, though. Some people want tons of kids and never tire of talking about cartoons and answering the same question 10 times.. I, however, am happy being a kidless shrew with my fiance for all time
yeah I can't- I won't even lie and say "oh how cute"
or I'll say it just sarcastically enough they stop asking.
LOL... kidless schrew- yup that's me. Everyone tells me that'll change as I get older. I really dislike discussing personal things like that in the first place and secondly all I really want to say is- well I guess I better start saving up for his vasectomy reversal!!!
But that's none of their damn business.0 -
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Well, that's what I get for trying to be politic.
I don't like 'em either. I had more than my fill of raising kids when I was a kid. And I guess my general concern for children's well-being is what leads me to not want to inflict myself on them. Or them on me. Or them on anybody else.
Mark Twain, American literary genius, said it best:When a boy turns 13, seal him in a barrel and feed him through a knot hole.
When he turns 16, plug up the hole.
I prefer "child-free" to kidless though. I don't deny the shrew part though.0 -
:huh: Really? Because I think I don't even have to do that. *I* didn't sign up for a kid.all you have to do is say "Wow" or "Really??" every now and then.
And unless you're racing to meet a deadline that could shut the company down, closing your door so you don't have to see someone's baby is a little over the top.
I don't think wanting to be able to have peace and quiet to work is over the top. I shut my door all the time, when people are talking loudly on the phone or to another co-worker, or just if the office noise is stopping me from concentrating. Not everybody's good at functioning at 100% when they're being constantly distracted. Maybe that's part of why some of us are self-selecting not to breed.
SO agree with this. I think I love you.0 -
Can someone explain to me why they feel it's acceptable to bring these nasty germ machines to the work place?
EXPLAIN THIS INSANITY TO ME!!!
Because I work in a Children's Hospital.
How dare you work to save the lives of children. You know how evil children are. So innocent, they dont even know they will one day grow up to hate children.0 -
Seriously, I dont take my kids to work because I don't feel they would enjoy it there.
Also because when it comes to my kids I will catch a charge. So I rather avoid the situation.0 -
I don't stand it either. Hell, I really don't understand the purpose of having kids. Population level: overflow0
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I'm a mom. I raised 3 and a half kids, three of those from birth. I love kids. But I don't love them at work. There's a time and a place for everything, and if you want to stop by because you want to show everyone that you really did have a baby; that's one thing. Bringing children to work for the day? No. Just no. They are loud, annoying, disruptive, and loud. (Yes, I meant to do that because they are loud.) And it's ok for them to be that way, because I would imagine they are bored stiff being in an office setting, acting out accordingly, hence why they shouldn't be here.
If they are sick, take a sick day. I don't want what they're carrying, either. If daycare is closed? Take a vacation day.
I come to work to get my job done, not to have to entertain my employees' children (or my own, for that matter, when they were younger).
I was a great parent, and love to spoil my friends' kids, and just because I don't think kids belong in the workplace (you know, unless it's a daycare, peds office, classroom, LOL...) doesn't make me an insensitive buffoon who hates kids...0 -
I'm a mom. I raised 3 and a half kids, three of those from birth. I love kids. But I don't love them at work. There's a time and a place for everything, and if you want to stop by because you want to show everyone that you really did have a baby; that's one thing. Bringing children to work for the day? No. Just no. They are loud, annoying, disruptive, and loud. (Yes, I meant to do that because they are loud.) And it's ok for them to be that way, because I would imagine they are bored stiff being in an office setting, acting out accordingly, hence why they shouldn't be here.
If they are sick, take a sick day. I don't want what they're carrying, either. If daycare is closed? Take a vacation day.
I come to work to get my job done, not to have to entertain my employees' children (or my own, for that matter, when they were younger).
I was a great parent, and love to spoil my friends' kids, and just because I don't think kids belong in the workplace (you know, unless it's a daycare, peds office, classroom, LOL...) doesn't make me an insensitive buffoon who hates kids...
You're an awesome mom and a great human being.0 -
It's not that I use to hate kids, I just found them annoying, I guess I still feels this way situationally. At the same time my girlfriends 6 year old cousin is one of the coolest and happiest person I've met.0
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I'm a mom. I raised 3 and a half kids, three of those from birth. I love kids. But I don't love them at work. There's a time and a place for everything, and if you want to stop by because you want to show everyone that you really did have a baby; that's one thing. Bringing children to work for the day? No. Just no. They are loud, annoying, disruptive, and loud. (Yes, I meant to do that because they are loud.) And it's ok for them to be that way, because I would imagine they are bored stiff being in an office setting, acting out accordingly, hence why they shouldn't be here.
If they are sick, take a sick day. I don't want what they're carrying, either. If daycare is closed? Take a vacation day.
I come to work to get my job done, not to have to entertain my employees' children (or my own, for that matter, when they were younger).
I was a great parent, and love to spoil my friends' kids, and just because I don't think kids belong in the workplace (you know, unless it's a daycare, peds office, classroom, LOL...) doesn't make me an insensitive buffoon who hates kids...
You're an awesome mom and a great human being.
*raises hand* how do you have half a kid?0 -
kids aren't trophies- why are we showing them off?? that's I guess what I don't get either. Also I'm not friends with people from work- friendly- yes- but friends no. So my concern for someone else's family is fairly limited.Glad I don't work with any of you guys seriously.... our office is pretty small and close knit... at least the majority of us, love it when some one brings the kids in to work to show them off.... everyone always asks how each others family's are doing...
But THANK YOU for taking the day off instead of bringing them in- I- from my office cubicle all the way over here- and not working with you- appreciate it tremendously. :flowerforyou:
yeah kids- just not my thing. And I don't understand why people bring them in- it's just...weird to me.
Well seeing as we spend around 40-45 hours a week with these people... I would rather be friends with the people that I work with... makes the day go by faster.
And honestly, that's fine they aren't your thing... they aren't a lot of people's thing... hell, sometimes they aren't even current parents thing... but they are still going to be here and others enjoy having them around... I hate douchy drivers that cut me off and tailgate me and generally don't know how to get around, but I still must deal with them on a daily basis... might as well be patient and not get my blood pressure out of whack over them.0 -
I'm a mom. I raised 3 and a half kids, three of those from birth. I love kids. But I don't love them at work. There's a time and a place for everything, and if you want to stop by because you want to show everyone that you really did have a baby; that's one thing. Bringing children to work for the day? No. Just no. They are loud, annoying, disruptive, and loud. (Yes, I meant to do that because they are loud.) And it's ok for them to be that way, because I would imagine they are bored stiff being in an office setting, acting out accordingly, hence why they shouldn't be here.
If they are sick, take a sick day. I don't want what they're carrying, either. If daycare is closed? Take a vacation day.
I come to work to get my job done, not to have to entertain my employees' children (or my own, for that matter, when they were younger).
I was a great parent, and love to spoil my friends' kids, and just because I don't think kids belong in the workplace (you know, unless it's a daycare, peds office, classroom, LOL...) doesn't make me an insensitive buffoon who hates kids...
You're an awesome mom and a great human being.
:blushing: :flowerforyou: Thank you!0 -
So happy I'm not the only one. I hate having to pretend that your baby is cute, or that you're something special because you became a parent. You're not special! Your baby isn't cute, and no I really, really don't want to hold it. And another thing, just because I'm choosing not to have babies, doesn't give you the right to say "you will" or "it's different when they're your own". I go to my BF's house, who has 1 year old twins and pregnant with her third, and that's birth control for me. I love the littel boogers, but I don't want to keep them. Keep the snot noses out of the office, I don't really care that much about you or your little family.0
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Just demand that you can bring your pets to work.0
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I do occasionally bring my kids to the office on weekends when no one is here. I can't do a particular task for home and my husband often works weekends. I hook up a DVD player to the big screen in the conference room.
I have never worked in a workplace where it was okay to just bring kids in for the day.0 -
I love babies! I don't mind if people bring them to work, and I also don't mind if they want me to babysit for a little bit if they need a break. That's just me though. Not everyone is accustomed to being around children.0
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I'm on board with OP. I can't stand babies or kids, OR the parents who parade them around like trophies.. "LOOK WHAT I MADE WITH MY GENITALS!! Tell me nice things and make me feel important!" Kids don't belong in the work place if it's an office setting. My coworker brought her daughter in the other day for like an hour and I got sooo tired of saying "yaaa she's totally cute" "wow how funny!" and "oh i love that drawing how pretty!"
To each their own, though. Some people want tons of kids and never tire of talking about cartoons and answering the same question 10 times.. I, however, am happy being a kidless shrew with my fiance for all time
yeah I can't- I won't even lie and say "oh how cute"
or I'll say it just sarcastically enough they stop asking.
LOL... kidless schrew- yup that's me. Everyone tells me that'll change as I get older. I really dislike discussing personal things like that in the first place and secondly all I really want to say is- well I guess I better start saving up for his vasectomy reversal!!!
But that's none of their damn business.
agreed. if one more person tells me i'll "change my mind" about having children I'm gonna punch them straight in the baby-maker.0 -
Oh, and for the record, I do not think folks should bring their children to work under normal circumstances at most workplaces. Occasional visits for a few minutes can be appropriate, but as substitute daycare or when the kids are sick - not so much.0
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I hate kids. They disgust me.
It's a fairly normal reaction for me- and I'm an overly angry person ANYWAY- which I freely admit- but yeah- hate kids. hate the idea of them being at work. It's like god damnit am I not safe ANYWHERE!!!
This. Except for being an overly angry person.
Was there a time when I wanted children? Sure. But then I met my husband and go on fabulous vacations, and I take naps, and we go any where we want at the drop of a hat. I would never change that lifestyle for anyone or anything.
I just don't like kids. I know that parents think they're child is sooooooo darling and the most adorable little creature out there but I don't. I don't want to hear your screaming baby or your fussy toddler when I'm having a nice dinner out with my husband. If the server wants to seat us anywhere near a table that has a kid we will refuse and ask (politely) to be seated elsewhere.0
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