CHILDREN LEARN GOING TO WORK CAN BE FUN, TOO.Byline: Annette Burget Bailey Daily News Staff Writer Thirteen-year-old Breanne Bauder aspires to one day become a brain surgeon Noun 1. brain surgeon - someone who does surgery on the nervous system (especially the brain) neurosurgeon operating surgeon, sawbones, surgeon - a physician who specializes in surgery , but that didn't did·n't Contraction of did not. didn't did not didn't do stop her from accompanying her computer hardware engineer dad, Jim, to work Thursday Thursday: see week. . She even helped him fix a microchip (1) Another term for a microminiaturized integrated circuit (a "chip"). (2) To insert an RFID tag beneath the skin of an animal. It is expected that some day, humans will be microchipped. or two. ``What she's doing is finding the individual components in the different bags and handing them to me - so she's certainly helping,'' said Jim Bauder. Breanne and 29 youngsters, ages 5 to 15, invaded Xircom, Inc., and got a first-hand glimpse into the world of PC manufacturing, mobile-client communications and a small but real sample of what their parents actually do - Monday through Friday. The youngsters were part of the nationwide Take Your Daughter to Work Day For The Take Our Daughters To Work program, see . "Take Your Daughter To Work Day" is the 18th episode of the second season of The Office (U.S. version). It was written by Mindy Kaling and directed by Victor Nelli, Jr.. It first aired on March 16, 2006. , celebration, with a twist - Bring Your Kid to Work Day, a second-annual event for the Newbury Park-based company. ``Xircom felt that all kids should be included - not just daughters - so last year we started the idea of bringing all kids,'' said Bethany Burnham, a company spokeswoman. From 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., youngsters were treated to a special orientation, one-on-one parent work sessions, musical entertainment, a scavenger hunt scavenger hunt n. A game in which individuals or teams try to locate and bring back miscellaneous items on a list. and several departmental tours. ``Over in the finance department, one of the finance people is a magician, and he's going to make money appear and disappear,'' said Susan Edlinger, a manager of employee relations training and development. Thirteen-year-old Jason Edlinger took a break from his studies to help out his mother, though Jason admits that, down the road, his career aspirations aspirations npl → aspiraciones fpl (= ambition); ambición f aspirations npl (= hopes, ambition) → aspirations fpl rest more in 3-D computer programming. In between the jam-packed schedule, youngsters got an opportunity to play a game or two of pinball in the game room, take a break at the '50s Cafe or watch the fish swim in the company pond. It's the kind of place the company thought the youngsters might enjoy. ``If you look around, you'll see that we have a very open and exciting culture - it's very young and hip,'' said Burnham. Assistant network administrator Carlos Gonzales had his hands full with his sons, Randy The name Randy generally derives from the names Randall or Randolph (meaning wolf with a shield). Randy is used as a given name primarily in the US and Canada. Men known as Randy
``I've got my two kids here with me; they've been here before, and we all really enjoyed it,'' said Gonzales. Randy is even considering following in his dad's footsteps. ``I really like computers because they have games and stuff, and I like being here at work - it's a lot of fun,'' said Randy. CAPTION(S): 3 Photos PHOTO (1--Color) Carlos Gonzalez, left, gets help from sons Bryan, 5, and Randy, 8, at Xircom on Wednesday. (2--Color) Randy Gonzalez, 8, wears his dad's headset Headphones combined with a microphone. Used in call centers and by people in telephone-intensive jobs, headsets provide the equivalent functionality of a telephone handset with hands-free operation. Many people use headsets at the computer so they can converse and type comfortably. during Bring Your Kid to Work day at Xircom. (3--Color) Breanne Bauder, 13, center, helps her dad fix a modem card at Xircom on Wednesday during Bring Your Kid to Work day. Breanne and 29 other children and teens between the ages of 5 and 15 joined their parents for the day at the Newbury Park facility. Charlotte Schmid-Maybach/Special to the Daily News |
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