On TOKTWD, I went to my mom’s home office and my dad’s warehouse, where my mom’s other workspace is located. I went into my mom’s home office by myself and went to my dad’s warehouse with both of my parents as it’s in New Westminster.

When I was in my mom’s home office, I helped her organize documents and sort out checks. I also helped clean her office. As you can see on the shelf, I read a few books when my mom didn’t need my help.

When I was in my dad’s warehouse, I had to really help clean out the area as it was a bit messy, and I helped refill paper and ink for the printer machine. There are also checks in the warehouse, so I help sort them out and put them into the binders which are next to the stacks of paper.

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Take Our Kids to Work Day. (Be sure to ask permission to take and share photos on your edublog) Answer ALL of the following questions on this word document:

*My mom works in two places, my dad’s warehouse and at her at home office*

1. What did you hear, see, smell, and feel in the work environment on Nov. 1st?

In my dad’s warehouse, I heard machines clacking as my dad fixes and builds his things, I smelled a bit of chemicals coming from downstairs because of the detergent that my dad works with, and I felt a bit cold, as there was not any heater in the warehouse.

In my mom’s office, it was quiet, and there was not much sound, so it is a wonderful place to work in. There was no smell, as the kitchen was on the opposite side of the house. It felt cold in the room though, so it has the same feeling as in the warehouse.

2. What about the environment would motivate you to wake up every day to attend work?

For my dad’s warehouse, something that would motivate me to wake up is to be able to clear all the documents on the 2nd floor, and to make sure everything goes well.

For my mom’s office, like in my dad’s warehouse, to clear all documents and sorts of work so I would not have to work for some days, and to keep the room clean.

3. What about the work environment would discourage you from waking up every day to attend work?

For my dad’s warehouse, something that would discourage me is where the warehouse is located. Yes, we have a car, but it is still in New Westminster, close to Richmond, so taking buses and trains would take a long time to get to the warehouse. There are also many stairs that lead up to the 2nd floor, and I would not want to wake that many stairs every single morning to get to work.

For my mom’s office, something that would discourage me is the fact that I would have to get up and work, and I would not be able to work in my bed or multitask even though I am in my own house. Another thing is I could procrastinate easily since I would be able to convince myself to take a break from working by eating or doing something else in the else, so I would be easily distracted.

4. What is ONE thing you found interesting about your workplace visit?

For my dad’s warehouse, one thing I found interesting was the paper and stuff on the shelves (I will show in pictures) were important in what my mom does.

For my mom’s office, one thing I found interesting was how peaceful the office really was, as I usually never go in there.