Who were those yellow badges?
Who were all of the new yellow badge employees on our campus on Monday? Well, Monday was our ‘Take your Daughters and Sons To Work Day’ event. There were many young Microsoft "employees" shadowing their parents to learn more about what they do every day. It was a chance to learn about their parent’s role, but also to participate in one of the many hosted events. There was a large list that included: - Windows Live Spaces – create your own family space
- A tour of a Microsoft kitchen (complete with a chance to create their own café pizza)
- MS Studio Tours
- Talk on Safety and Security for Kids
- A tour of the Microsoft trading floor
- Microsoft Shuttle Operations Tour
I was able to sit in on the Windows Live Spaces event where children created their own family spaces. There were many happy yellow badge employees enjoying their experience and learning a new technical hobby.
I also caught up with Alex, 9, who was observing her mother Felicia, Staffing Associate for Windows Experience. Here’s what she said about her day.
What did you do today? Today we went to the cafeteria and got lunch and ice-cream. Then mom showed me what she does at work and I helped.
What did you enjoy most about your day? Eating lunch!
What did you learn about your mom’s work that you didn’t know? That she hires people.
What did you learn about working in the real world? What I think about having a real job is it's fun but hard.
Felicia and Alex
Maybe these yellow badge employees will convert over to blue badge down the line. :-)
-Lisa
2 Comments
said:
Ok, I have to ask because even I don't know: What's the Microsoft trading floor?
-gretchen
Lisa said:
I don't know where it is, but they were touring the floor to learn how Microsoft manages its billions of dollars and learning about the variety of investments available.
Did anyone sign up for that tour and can describe more in detail about it?