Has it come to this?
Posted in Ramblings on Feb 19th, 2008
Seriously? This is an email I got at work
It has been brought to our attention that while interviewing parents with toddlers it is not uncommon for the youngster to become bored and start exploring the room. The electrical outlets present a potential hazard.
Outlet covers have been placed over all the exposed (except one - we’re getting more covers) outlets in the four interview rooms and the conference room. This provides an added measure of protection from energized outlets but is not a substitute for adult supervision. An unsupervised child with time on his/her hands may remove the outlet cover. Please remain alert to this potential hazard and if needed, request that the parent discourage their child from playing with the outlet or any electrical equipment connected to the outlet.
I swear, I don’t understand why parents can’t supervise their kids. I would love to let my dogs “get bored and start exploring”.
Can you imagine the chaos?
Tags: Watch your kids please.
I’m envisioning you sitting there, interviewing the parents while the toddler wanders around the room. You spot the child inserting his finger into an outlet. Calmly, you ask the parents to please discourage their kid from playing with the device.
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I’d just tell them, “I have a special room for inquisitive toddlers.” And I’d point outside. They’d laugh and remember to pay more attention.
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Lynn, fortunately, I don’t have to “interview” anyone.. I’m safely tucked behind locked doors!
Karen that is awesome! You are much more tactful than I am!
Why are they bringing their toddlers with them to an interview anyways???
Why are parents so irresponsible and negligent with their children?!!!
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Ah, a little clarification. The “interviews” are for mortgage applications… it’s a room for when people meet with their loan officer to take a mortgage application: they sometimes bring their kids.
Oh but watching kids takes so much effort! Just like watching dogs… yeah, no way my dogs would wanter around a room without me watching them.
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I guess what really gets me is it’s one more case of lack of responsibility…. if my dogs were wandering about, I’d get yelled at.. but kids.. well it’s “cute” when they do things they aren’t supposed to.