Jamie Kelly's job title is national marketing programs manager. Is really saying is that "employee marketing training manager," she explained that her role as if to clarify the adults, let alone children.

Road Kelly's 6-year-old daughter believes that her mother went to a big building, sitting in her office computer and fool around. Is not accurate? "No, not really," Kelly said. On the other hand, it makes her ponder, "how I do all day?"

If you are teetering on the brink of midlife crisis, you may want to give up the children What are the requirements, they think your life. Their answers may be lovely - apart from the fact that they are accurate. The vast majority of the information age workers really spend a few days of phone and staring at the screen. They may pace, but not the edge of your seat action.

Therefore, we can consider the views of children. They may be talking about all day and typing on computers, but unlike us, they have not been paid a nickel.

"One of the problems is that the well-off middle class parents to explain their children the value of what they do, rather than along a right, said:" Stephanie Coontz, professor of history and family studies at Evergreen State College. At least in the industrial age, "You're products that people can understand," she said.

Because the children's impression was not wrong, technically, it could lead to some soul-searching. George Reinhardt is assistant director of the New England Committee meeting, a business research and peer networks. This means that the information he sold, like any salesman, so that a large number of phones, not all as planned.

It also means that jobs for 14 year olds  so succinctly, two years ago, "Do you still refuse, you always have to apologize," he recalls. "You can stay away from this ... What you are losers. But I do not think she thought that way - at least I hope she does not mean that in this way."

Several documents in the file at this time, our products can be elusive mayfly of work to not only our children. "I am shocked, I spared no effort in every day things to do, I do, because I was not even able to describe that" Stephen Case, a hard-working director of interactive communication, what, after much discussion, it seems more or less interactive advertising agencies.

"My father is an ironworker," he said, speaking a word vol.

Keith explained to his boy, and his work is "making money" for food and shelter. Therefore, when they drove a four-hour visit to Washington last year, Bureau of Engraving and Printing, his son pointed out that "This is why you are so grumpy - because you have to drive all of this work."

John remember to identify his father's Air Force uniform at home. He has his own type of uniform as a regional sales vice president of a large network of companies, which enable him to work at home. "They just see me hanging in my shorts and speaking telephone," he said.

Means of professional work, even if the children do know that your company, they did not let you play. This is why parents must be recognized that the issue of their children, so that the wording, "not my own, but my company."

Dean Souleles explained that his 15-year-old son, and his hospital management software company. No, he did not write their own, but people who managed not to do so. "So what you do?" Asked his son still.

The boy had not thought of cool. A few years ago, Souleles became the company's Enterprise Division. Then 9, asked his son whether he is the captain and Kirk and Mr. Spock.

"This will be more fun to talk about that," Souleles says.

His work is very difficult to have the magic: "I spent most of the time half-time I try to let people do what they should do not I have to tell them that they should do this."

Nina Lawrence, publisher of W fashion magazine, her kindergartner "business traveler guilt gifts" such as key rings and small statues. That is why the boys, she told people, "she works at the Eiffel Tower."

We should not feel sad. Chelsea Clinton reportedly used to describe her father, the former commander-in-chief, said: "He gave speeches, drinks coffee, and talks of the phone." Yo-Yo Ma's son that his father at the airport, because the world-famous cellist is always eager to 1.

Gary Lott 6-year-old daughter has the necessary skills to find Bank, vice president of corporate lending: typing, a lot of talk and a luncheon.