Who's Benefiting

So today is National Take Your Daughter to Work Day and it had me thinking... Who does this day really benefit? You see, when I was a kid, I always wanted to get out of school for a day to go with my mom, but she didn't have a job where I could. Then finally when she had a different job, I was in high school and had so much homework that I couldn't even enjoy a day off. I still remember thinking "How does my mom know how to do all this stuff and how does she know what it all means?" And now I know, it's just experience and we learn. After being at my job for 8 years now, I realize that when you do something enough, you get to a point when you don't even have to think about it anymore... you're just on auto-pilot.

So now I sit here listening to my co-worker explain to her 7-year old daughter how she's placing a $1000 credit on a customer's account and I have to ask myself again... who does this benefit? As exciting as we try to make our job, we still just sit at a desk all day, typing on the computer, talking on the phone and discussing cell phones. We may think it's more exciting then other jobs, put to a 7-year old, it's just as boring as being an accountant or studying dirt for a living. So in the end I've decided it's the parent... sure the child gets to see what we do, but maybe the mystery and their imagination of what we do is way cooler then the truth. But I got to show my daughter off for the day and hear everyone tell me how cute she is... so overall, I am the one with the ego boost and the benefit. So will I bring Sami next year... you bet your ass I will!!!