Mom visits son at work, gets annoyed when he tells her to stop telling coworkers embarrassing childhood stories: 'My coworkers thought it was hilarious'

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• Some people would go as far as saying that family and professional lives are two things that should never meet. While I am pretty confident that my parents have no interest in meddling in my career, it does make me cringe to imagine a scenario where they make conversation with my boss. It can easily turn infantilizing, even when they have the best of intentions.

  There are plenty of individuals in the working world who have no problem with using their close relatives to get ahead—and indeed, many would use those kinds of opportunities if they had them. Most of the time, though, parents who make themselves a fixture at your job do little to help your professional position and a lot to make you feel embarrassed.

• My mom showed up to my work to "surprise me for lunch" and spent the whole time telling my coworkers stories about my childhood that I have explicitly asked her not to tell

  
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• A man who had an established position at an architecture firm was mortified when his mom, who lived somewhat nearby, took it upon herself to pay him a visit at work. Bringing food, she used this as an excuse to sit with some of his coworkers who were eating and tell them funny stories about his childhood.

  In the past, the man had specifically requested that his mom not tell these kinds of stories to people, as he found them embarrassing. When he expressed his upset at her crossing this boundary in a professional setting, she insinuated that he was being ungrateful.

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