*unless they are trained to know that work is EXACTLY that, not a playground.
So, my Tuesdays have been like my Mondays this summer as I have had them off. So granted, I am busy seeing what i missed over the weekend and the one normal work day that everyone else is working. Around lunch time, the guys from downstairs come up to have lunch in the only room that has air conditioning, which is where i am. They can be loud, but all i have to do is look over and point to the phone that i may be talking on, so they know to quiet down. So, as i am sitting there, i see one of the three kids pop their heads through the door. My heart sank. I was not ready for this. I was not ready to take on children today. Tuesdays are crazy for me as I leave early to go to the radio station, so i have limited time to do work as it is. I didn't need any more distractions, especially from 3 girls. So they come pouring in the room, yelling and running around. Then proclaim- "Let's have a cartwheel contest to see how many we can do across the room!" "Wait! Not cartwheels, I meant somersaults!" and then all three proceed to roll across the room. Now let me just say something before I sound totally bitter against children. The title of my post says what i am thinking... WORK. not a place to be doing cartwheels or somersaults. Granted, I HAVE done somersaults at work... but i am also an adult who knows what is around her and we did have more space in the room then.... They were trying to do this in between my desk which has a printer located at the end of it and the lunch table. Not a lot of room. Then they are continuing to yell and lie on the floor and whine. The master carver can see me get annoyed, which by the way is not very difficult to notice as i am rather vocal about it. He suggests taking the kids to the park down the street for lunch. They are all whining and saying- "I don't wanna go to the park... we just spent the past 3 days outside....I don't wanna go." Then the oldest one points to a computer across the way, where one of the delivery guys is on, saying- "OH! He's on Youtube while at work!! He should be in trouble!!!" I turn to her and say- He's on lunch... leave him alone.
So they all are still running around and the youngest, 5 years old, SMACKS her head on the printer (the part that pulls out to catch the paper). Next thing you hear is a loud pitch scream. Now i don't blame her for screaming, cause that sounded like it hurt a wicked lot. Hell, I would probably be screaming too! BUT- I just have to say, this all could have been prevented if they were not running around and acting like a bunch of animals.
Finally the children were taken away and peace was restored to the workplace, but we were definitely rattled for a good half hour after the fact. It was a whirlwind of fury. I couldn't take it. Now, for those parents out there.... I know what you might be thinking... or at least i hope. Yes those kids should have been disciplined. They should have been controlled and told that they must be on their best behavior. But let's remember, this is the BOSS's kids. In their minds is this is THEIR company too. They don't have respect to the office supplies or staff. They will go through an entire roll of the label maker stickies, and then when i have to order more cause we ran out, my boss gets cranky. Ummm.... hello... your precious-can-do-no-wrong children used it all up. They used up all my packing tape when i needed it. and what amazing thing did they make? Besides a mess? They made birds... and big wads of tape was the body. Is that great? (yes that is complete and total sarcasm) I don't totally hate kids... I just hate kids who aren't well behaved. The fact that i had to yell at the kids the other day is a bad thing. you shouldn't have your employees reprimanding your children. You actually should be completely embarrassed that I had to stop your child from doing something.
Yes, i understand work is boring for kids and they don't want to be there. But hell, neither do I! But i am have to sit there and behave. What would happen if i started to act like his children? Would i be talked to? If i was... could my excuse be- You let your children act like this, so why can't i?
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