For take your kid to work day, I went with my mom to work at her office, the Public Guardian and Trustee (PGT). Though I can’t explain much about the day I had at my mom’s work due to the nature of the job, I would still love to share a brief summary with everyone about my day. There were 4 of us in the group and we started the morning with a job-shadow and a bit of free time, followed by a tour of the computer server room. Next, we had a short break then headed to the investigations room. After that, we headed to the mail room to sort through certain mail. At that point, it was around mid-day, so we had a pizza lunch with the other kids in the group and their parents. Up next was the ancestry/ will room where we learned about family trees. After that we did a dollars and sense seminar where we discussed what was important to us and how to spend money responsibly. Finally we continued with our job-shadowing before heading home.
Questions:
- What did you hear, see, smell, and feel in the work environment on Nov. 6th? Use details
I saw many cubicles as I was walking around the office. It smelled like dust, and everything was very gray. Though it sounds somber, I had a wonderful time. Everyone working there was very energetic, and I could hear people working hard and typing away throughout the day. I felt lots of desks throughout the day as my group was being moved from floor to floor.
- What about the environment would motivate you to wake up every day to attend work? Why?
As I had said earlier, the environment didn’t leave much to be desired, but I would say that the people are the reason I would want to wake up every day and attend that job. Though the job is very challenging and mentally draining, the people are very bright and tie the job together with their support. They must deal with deep, disheartening stuff daily and still manage to keep the workplace a positive environment.
- What about the work environment would discourage you from waking up every day to attend work? Why?
The general look of the office is something that really would discourage me from working a job like that. The general look of the office is giving rainy day, and I feel as though I would want a livelier environment when I eventually join the workforce. Also, I feel as though I would want a work environment with more socialization because I am a very social person and struggle to stay alone all day. Though I can never be sure because I only really spent one day in my mom’s office.
- What is ONE thing you found interesting about your workplace visit? Why?
There was a part in the presentation that we learned about investigators at the PGT. One of the things that the investigators at the PGT must do is sometimes to go into homes of people who have passed away to do an inventory of the items in their home. Sometimes that means that the investigators must wear special suits because of what’s going on in the home. Over the years, the PGT investigators have found many things that are very unique that they store in their warehouse.
Thanks!