It's Take your kid to work day

"Dukie - Jalopnik Emergency Management Asshole" (Dukie) 04/23/2015 at 10:49 • Filed to: Take our kids to work day

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At 7am, a co-worker gave my kid an almond Snickers & a Snapple. I know there will also be cupcakes, and goodie bags made by said co-worker.

This year’s theme is Tsunamis. Gotta love working in Emergency Management. Maybe they’ll show pics of the Chilean volcano eruption too. A couple years ago they had the kids find all the volcanoes here in WA. For about 3 months after, my daughter kept asking when Mt. Rainier was going to “blow up”.

Anyone else have their kids with them today?

themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles > Dukie - Jalopnik Emergency Management Asshole 04/23/2015 at 10:58

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No, sadly. I have my car at the dealership for the 20k maintenance :( I have an orphaned loaner with me today.

Nonster > Dukie - Jalopnik Emergency Management Asshole 04/23/2015 at 11:00

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I don’t have kids, but I’m volunteering to help entertain the ones that are bringing them today. I get to man the flight simulator station!

Dukie - Jalopnik Emergency Management Asshole > Nonster 04/23/2015 at 11:09

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Flight Sim station!? And here I thought letting her hit the lights and sirens on the trucks was cool.

BJ > Dukie - Jalopnik Emergency Management Asshole 04/23/2015 at 11:14

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I wasn’t aware of this, and I wouldn’t bring my kids to work for a day. Not very exciting watching a bunch of nerdy guys writing Java programs...

Lekker > Dukie - Jalopnik Emergency Management Asshole 04/23/2015 at 11:14

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No but it is also that day at my job. I totally blanked out and when I walked in and headed to the elevator I thought I went to the wrong building bc there was a swarm of about 15 kids running around. *sigh* Computers + HIPAA + Kids = something’s gonna go wrong

Dukie - Jalopnik Emergency Management Asshole > BJ 04/23/2015 at 11:22

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I’ve made her do IT work here. She’s also helped clean up equipment too.

Dukie - Jalopnik Emergency Management Asshole > Lekker 04/23/2015 at 11:22

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“Mommy, what’s Valtrex?”

Tapas > Dukie - Jalopnik Emergency Management Asshole 04/23/2015 at 11:34

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Oh oh! Organize printer relay races!

Print a multi-page document and ask them to fetch it, one page at a time!

Unfortunately, thats the most fun thing you can do at my office.

That and stare at various 80” screens and indulge in a variety of creamers with crap coffee.

Lekker > Dukie - Jalopnik Emergency Management Asshole 04/23/2015 at 11:35

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f86sabre > Dukie - Jalopnik Emergency Management Asshole 04/23/2015 at 11:40

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Cool! The question about Rainer is valid. I have family in Buckley and Puyallup. That thing starts rumbling and you need to get out pronto.

My boy will be old enough next year. The company has a pretty good program that includes a little time in the simulators and our flight attendant training area.

Gabriel > BJ 04/23/2015 at 12:14

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You mean "debugging" Java programs... ;)

As a software developer myself, I won't bring my kids to a boring office and also I work from home few days a week, so it's like I bring the office to my kids.

CaptDale - is secretly British > Dukie - Jalopnik Emergency Management Asshole 04/23/2015 at 13:18

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No, but I really really want a doge!