These Pittsburgh kids got treated to a day of work

No, your office isn’t hiring younger interns. Those were your colleagues’ kids running around on Thursday.

The annual Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day happens on the fourth Thursday of April and 37 million Americans at over 3.5 million workplaces participate, according to Forbes.

It’s a great way for children to get a glimpse into the working world and learn a little about where their parents spend the bulk of their time. It also makes for some great photo ops.

Here are some favorites from the Pittsburgh region.

Celebrating #takeyourchildtoworkday with my son Chael. Wonder what he's going to post on Odd Pittsburgh today 🙂 pic.twitter.com/fJOZv8dXGp

— Odd Pittsburgh (@OddPittsburgh) April 25, 2019

It’s great to meet our future workforce during #takeyourchildtoworkday pic.twitter.com/1rfJCXSCX7

— SDLC Partners (@SDLCPartners) April 25, 2019

City employees participated.

Happy #TakeYourChildToWorkDay, #Pittsburgh! The City-County Building was packed this morning with the children of our employees.

The children learned about public service, and got the opportunity to sit behind Mayor @billpeduto’s historic desk while visiting the State Rooms! pic.twitter.com/Ir4beXUO7v

— City of Pittsburgh (@CityPGH) April 25, 2019

More fun this #TakeYourChildToWorkDay. Fourth Avenue in @DowntownPitt outside City Hall is full of our @PghPublicSafety crews! From the Mounted Horse Unit, to our Bomb Squad, to the Fire Bureau children are learning about our #Pittsburgh first responders. pic.twitter.com/BiDoJOevYe

— City of Pittsburgh (@CityPGH) April 25, 2019

“Take your kid to work day” was a success for the Pitt Police! #pittpolice #takeyourkidtoworkday pic.twitter.com/FaFf4q1x7X

— Pitt Police (@PittPolice) April 25, 2019

Some companies had activites planned.

Happy #takeyourchildtoworkday! Our little workers are doing a great job at our headquarters in #Oakmont! They took a tour of our showroom, then they made their own boxes in the warehouse, printed a label for it, and here they are decorating them! pic.twitter.com/d7xJ6Usk1j

— Equiparts (@TMSNE_Equiparts) April 25, 2019

Everything is better with pizza.

Stop #3 on #TakeYourChildToWorkDay is the QED Cooks kitchen with @ChrisFennimore1 for a lesson in pizza making! ? pic.twitter.com/kpHn1UXZdU

— WQED Pittsburgh (@wqed) April 25, 2019

Stop #2 on #TakeYourChildToWorkDay is Studio B and a full-on green screen demo! #ExploreOn ? pic.twitter.com/mtUQVVxFDg

— WQED Pittsburgh (@wqed) April 25, 2019

Shoutout of thanks to @kamryn_york and @PointParkU School of Education. Your students hit it out of the ballpark today! At @ANSYS #TakeYourChildtoWorkDay with @mattsmakerspace pic.twitter.com/fwyFoqJfqI

— Noelle Conover (@mattsmakerspace) April 25, 2019

It’s #TakeYourChildToWorkDay! Matt Bittner, OT & Associate Director of Outpatient Operations, was joined by his kids Emma, Anna, & Jack. “I want to work here! I want to be an OT,” said Anna, 10. (Check out https://t.co/6NmWVlnoPD later in life, Anna! ?) #bringyourchildtoworkday pic.twitter.com/8W0tyYBYDr

— Children's Institute (@AmazingKidsPGH) April 25, 2019

Today is Take Your Child to Work Day, and RE2 celebrated with a great group of kids! They took a tour, built a few inventions of their own, and participated in a "scavenger hunt" with their parents. #takeyourchildtoworkday #robotics #takeyoursonsanddaughterstoworkday #roboburgh pic.twitter.com/AyGNsB1trt

— RE2 Robotics (@re2robotics) April 25, 2019

#TakeYourChildToWorkDay! @CovestroUS never disappoints with the effort put forth to foster the education of our future generations. ?????????‍? #lincolncairo #thefutureisbright #buddingengineer pic.twitter.com/RJniKbHtdd

— Sarah Roberson (@ItsSarahBella) April 25, 2019

There were some practical perks for the parents.

First time I was able to take the HOV lane into work. #takeyourchildtoworkday pic.twitter.com/hmcIpFJBsF

— Christopher Jacobs (@cmjacobs76) April 25, 2019