“She works in more of a government workplace and we’ve got an executive chef that came from Mustards,” Henderson says, referencing the landmark Napa Valley restaurant where LinkedIn’s executive chef once worked. “It wasn’t something she could have imagined.”
On Nov. 6, LinkedIn will again roll out the welcome mat for its employees’ parents, and has convinced more than 30 other companies to do so as well. Virgin Group, SAP, British Airways and advertising agency Leo Burnett are among those opening their doors on the same day, in a flip of sorts on the traditional corporate career visit for kids.
Other companies, such as Google and Northwestern Mutual, have launched similar programs on their own in recent years, inviting parents in for welcome days or for open houses while their children are interns.
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