Amidst all the outrage, I’d like to say I’m really in favour of having workplaces child friendly where possible. More time of letting the children spend time with mum or dad, rather than going to corporate childcare.
If any of you are planning an office layout today, make a playroom!
I’m of the opposite opinion. Maxing out spending time with mom and dad means less healthy social interactions and growth for your child. I want them to have a separation where they have a teacher, a class and friends, and not feel they can run to me or are distracted by me.
The children I’ve seen who were raised at home are miles behind our child in terms if development.
Bringing a child to work seems worse - they can’t play with toys or engage in what they want at all anymore. They’d be subjected fk whatever the mom and dad have to do. They also have no friends or structured learning.
The daycares we’ve used have been fantastic and care a lot about teaching our child in many ways they wouldn’t otherwise have.
Human beings experience a steep drop-off in productivity after ~6hrs, and the worst effect found of switching to a four day work week has been no change but employees are happier, though more often it’s a large increase in productivity and quality.
While yes, that would be something to consider after fixing everything else, your idea is just this post, please do better.
I’m saying that low-balling just so we can get a lose-lose in order to not hurt some executives’ feelings is a waste of effort. Besides, workers’ rights are so far behind that we gotta catch up yesterday.
Or another way: It’s literally the same issue, I’m just not going easy on the worst people just so we can perpetuate the idea that a 40hr work week makes any sense.
So, this is something I have - I think - an unpopular opinion on. I think children should be a part of life, and saying, “I don’t want to be around children” is a bit like saying you don’t want to be around old people, or immigrants, or men, or the homeless. With some balance I can accept it, but I think on the whole society should expect to be around all these people (with the exception that we should help the homeless people to not be homeless!).
But kids can have their own area to play, especially if there’s a few of them. Making workplaces child-friendly shouldn’t mean you can’t have some child-free space, or need little Timmy running between your legs and screaming while you solve that intricate Lisp bug.
I know this is an old post, which is why I chose to respond now. As a fully diagnosed ADHD sufferer, I have a huge sensitivity to unpleasant noises. I like your premise in theory, and I give my own young children all the care they need; but I can’t handle it being at work too unless it’s a specifically designated children day, and I can prep for it.
Amidst all the outrage, I’d like to say I’m really in favour of having workplaces child friendly where possible. More time of letting the children spend time with mum or dad, rather than going to corporate childcare.
If any of you are planning an office layout today, make a playroom!
I’m of the opposite opinion. Maxing out spending time with mom and dad means less healthy social interactions and growth for your child. I want them to have a separation where they have a teacher, a class and friends, and not feel they can run to me or are distracted by me.
The children I’ve seen who were raised at home are miles behind our child in terms if development.
Bringing a child to work seems worse - they can’t play with toys or engage in what they want at all anymore. They’d be subjected fk whatever the mom and dad have to do. They also have no friends or structured learning.
The daycares we’ve used have been fantastic and care a lot about teaching our child in many ways they wouldn’t otherwise have.
Human beings experience a steep drop-off in productivity after ~6hrs, and the worst effect found of switching to a four day work week has been no change but employees are happier, though more often it’s a large increase in productivity and quality.
While yes, that would be something to consider after fixing everything else, your idea is just this post, please do better.
Sorry, are you saying, “stop thinking about the issue in hand until the one I care about is done”?
I’m saying that low-balling just so we can get a lose-lose in order to not hurt some executives’ feelings is a waste of effort. Besides, workers’ rights are so far behind that we gotta catch up yesterday.
Or another way: It’s literally the same issue, I’m just not going easy on the worst people just so we can perpetuate the idea that a 40hr work week makes any sense.
I really don’t want to have to play nice to my colleagues children more than I have to. No offence, but I don’t work to hang around with kids.
So, this is something I have - I think - an unpopular opinion on. I think children should be a part of life, and saying, “I don’t want to be around children” is a bit like saying you don’t want to be around old people, or immigrants, or men, or the homeless. With some balance I can accept it, but I think on the whole society should expect to be around all these people (with the exception that we should help the homeless people to not be homeless!).
But kids can have their own area to play, especially if there’s a few of them. Making workplaces child-friendly shouldn’t mean you can’t have some child-free space, or need little Timmy running between your legs and screaming while you solve that intricate Lisp bug.
I know this is an old post, which is why I chose to respond now. As a fully diagnosed ADHD sufferer, I have a huge sensitivity to unpleasant noises. I like your premise in theory, and I give my own young children all the care they need; but I can’t handle it being at work too unless it’s a specifically designated children day, and I can prep for it.
That’s entirely fair. Being sensitive to ADHD sufferers, as well as children - as well as other particular requirements people might have.