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Having kids sometimes come over while we work is pretty cool. They ask questions about what we're doing at times and we have to ELI5, it's great practice. My d
by nojvek 10y ago
Having kids sometimes come over while we work is pretty cool. They ask questions about what we're doing at times and we have to ELI5, it's great practice.
My desk has a number of puzzles and they have a ton of fun playing with it. Sometimes they draw on the whiteboard or write a quote.
A++, would definitely recommend bringing kids a couple of times a year.
- mmjaa 10y agoI've found it really breaks the ice between colleagues .. especially when our kids make friends/make drama independently from the office politics - it somehow unites us. :) Of course it helps to work in a company producing things that might be actually interesting to kids in the first place. If all you're doing web-blah, ymmv..
- ajford 10y agoThe ultimate form of Rubber Duck debugging is trying to explain what you're doing to a 5 year old in real life.
- shostack 10y agoThe ultimate reward for good parenting... the kid solves your problem in a way you never even thought about.