Photos of your kids on your work desk

[MLH]

To start with i don't have any kids so my views may be a bit biased.

My latest contract is based in an open plan office where about 12 of us are working. I noticed as soon as i started that everyone had photos of their kids (i hope they are their kids!) attached to the divider things between the desks. Over the weeks these photos have grown in number on each divider.

Ive worked away a lot and noticed the kiddy pics on desks before but thats understandable as the guys/parents are away for weeks on end but in this latest job they are out of the house for 8hrs a day. Also most of these pics are poor quality print outs not your normal framed affair taking pride and place in the middle of the desk.

Is this just one big willy waving contest or do parents really miss their kids that much during the space of 8hrs that the need a reminder of them all day long?

[MLH]

Jonboy_t said:

It reminds me of why I get up at 5:30 everyday, put up with people I don't like and talk about stuff that doesn't matter to me.

Thats a fair point that i hadnt really considered.