“Mom, what do you do again?”
It was one of those casual kid questions—asked while I was juggling half a dozen work tasks.
But before I could answer, she launched into her own work story.
Because my 9-year-old daughter had just been promoted.
In Roblox.
She recently started an entry-level job in a virtual world—checking passports. She followed all the rules, did her job well, and got promoted.
She learned the next role, mastered that too, and earned another promotion.
Eventually, she was named Director of Safety, leading a team and managing all the roles she had once held.