Employee leaves his 7 and 10-year-old kids at warehouse, expecting contractor to babysit them without asking him to do so: 'I immediately call him and tell him to take them with you or I call DCFS'

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Emmy Pratt • Writer and Editor
Apr 19, 2025 8:00 AM EDT

What do you do when your kids are on spring break and you can't take a week off work to watch them? That's a problem a lot of parents are dealing with right now, and there's not one clear solution. If it were the 1980s, you would leave your kids at home and tell them not to open the door for anyone or answer the phone. That could get you in trouble, so it's probably better practice to get a babysitter, family member, or family friend to watch them during the day. Unfortunately, there's not really daycare for older kids, nor are there the kinds of day camps that exist in the summer for them to attend. If you can get permission from your boss to take your kids to work, it might be a solid option, as long as you can watch them and make sure that they're safe.

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  • The dad in this story did not take the necessary steps to ensure his children's safety at work. He left them with a coworker without asking him if he would watch after them, and then waltzed off. That'd be bad enough in an office setting, but they work in a warehouse for crying out loud!

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    AITA...not letting company employee leave there kids with me without asking?

    Ok...so I'm a contractor that works for a large company. This company has an employee whose kids are on Spring Break (Ages 7 and 10). He brings them into the warehouse and leaves them in a back room. As I'm sitting at my desk, I look thru the windows and
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    see him getting in his car and leaving without his kids. Does not say anything to me but expects me to be responsible and watch them. I immediately call him and tell him to take them with you or I call DCFS. He turns around, comes back and gets them...but gives me a dirty look. So...AITA?
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    Individual_Mud_2530 NTA... I've never seen any warehouse that is kid safe! Tell the coworker fack all the way off with that noise! Is the owner/manager aware of this? If so the kiddos can camp in their office.
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    Aware-Ad2888 OP No...the owner is not aware.
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    gigatension Make them aware.
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    Aware-Ad2888 OP Meeting tomorrow
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    Odd-Artist-2595 100% In the plant I worked in, the only time any kid was allowed in our warehouse was on a "Take Your Kid to Work" day. On a heavily supervised, pre-planned, tour. Leaving them to their own devices is a massive safety violation and a huge liability issue for the company. They need to know that it happened, and if you know who that employee was, they need to know that, too.
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    StrangerOnReddit NTA. You're not the company nanny, what he did was irresponsible and neglectful, and if you were to have left the kids there, that liability could cause major problems.
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    Aware-Ad2888 OP Yes...I almost left on purpose, but decided to let him know instead.
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    NUFCFanSince2022 NTA. He expects you or the company to babysit his kids while he goes off doing who knows what. Not your responsibility the guy thinks he can get away with it.
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    Aware-Ad2888 OP Thanks...was at a lose at first...couldn't believe it.
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    nim_opet NTA. Leaving kids unsupervised at a warehouse...did you check if he recently bought life insurance for them?
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    Sarabeth61 It really makes no sense. Like he knew he couldn't leave them home alone, but thought it would be acceptable to leave them at a warehouse alone. What.
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    Prestigious_Blood_38 NTS they shouldn't even be on the worksite with the liability risk. Has he signed a liability waiver??????
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    Aware-Ad2888 OP Not sure...he's a company employee.
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    KrofftSurvivor NTA, And you need to have a conversation about this with a boss who is supervisory over the both of you, and point out to this person that you are concerned about the company's liability if this dude is taking his kids to job sites or leaving them alone on company property.
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    Efficient_Wheel_6333 NTA for several reasons. 1: You are a contractor and your contract presumably lays out your contracted duties. Being a babysitter to the employees' kids isn't likely in that contract as one of your duties.
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    2: He didn't ask, but assumed you'd be willing to watch them. 3: What if you'd not spotted him leaving without his kids and one or both of them got hurt? He, you, and anyone else in that building might get in trouble (not to mention the company in general).
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    Aware-Ad2888 OP Yes...at first I was going to get up and leave... but then I thought of the kids safety...then I sent him a message.
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    wandering_salad ΝΤΑ A warehouse or any other workplace isn't a suitable environment for a staff member to leave their young kids behind when they leave the premises. He should have asked another staff member to watch the kids if he was that desperate to abandon them.
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    Aminal1234 NTA. Did he forget they were there or something?
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    Aware-Ad2888 OP No he knew.
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