Microsoft Chicago Bring Your Family to Work Day Celebrates Families AI Learning Volunteerism and Community Connection

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Still smiling after Chicago’s Bring Your Family to Work Day as part of April’s Families Month at Microsoft 💙It was incredibly fun, and honestly pretty amazing, to see our 250+ Microsoft families together in one place. Watching kids who were “little” just a year ago now confidently raising their hands, asking thoughtful questions, and exploring AI in Education, Minecraft Education Challenge, Design Thinking, Microsoft Innovation Hub Tour, Build and Manage an AI Agent with Microsoft Foundry, AI Pencil Wand and Magnetic Bookmarks, and engaging in a meaningful Families Volunteer Give-back activity for Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago was a powerful reminder of just how fast time flies. Even more meaningful was seeing multiple generations show up together, grandparents, parents, children, and loved ones, celebrating what family looks like in all its forms.Family is at the heart of everything we do at Microsoft. Whether family is born, chosen, or blended, people thrive when they feel supported, both at work and at home. Creating space for those worlds to come together matters, and my heart is full reflecting on what an amazing Friday it was. I’m especially grateful for the Microsofties who showed up with so much HEART, volunteering their time, sharing their expertise, welcoming families, and making the day both joyful and meaningful. This is what community in action looks like.Thank you to everyone who helped make this celebration one our families will remember and to our amazing Families Chicago Chapter team for your partnership! Grateful for the community, the collaboration, and the families that make work more human, every day. "Efficiency without humanity is not efficiency at all - it's abandonment with better documentation." - Michael J. Jabbour, AI Innovation Officer at Microsoft, Office of the CTO, and Author of The Giving Mind

Communities

• Parents & Caregivers

Formats

• Career Development Event
• Internal Event

Goals

• Connect