 The episode received largely positive reviews from critics . Francis Rizzo III of DVD Talk called the scene where the office realizes Michael 's loneliness " absolutely one of the saddest moments I 've seen in recent memory " and noted that " you can 't help but feel for him " . M. Giant of Television Without Pity gave the episode an " A " . Brendan Babish of DVD Verdict called the entry " another great episode " for the series and awarded it an " A – " . He noted that by bringing the supporting characters ' kids into the office " hilarity ensues " . Babish applauded the lack of an arching plot , allowing " Michael 's faux pas " to take center stage . Michael Sciannamea of AOLTV called " Take Your Daughter to Work Day " the " best episode yet this season " and noted that " the writers will be hard @-@ pressed to come up with a better story than this one . " Sciannamea called " the transformation of Michael 's indifference over the kids to one of acceptance and pure enjoyment of having them around " as the " most interesting aspect of the episode " . He also called Dwight and Michael 's sing @-@ along near the end " the single funniest moment of the season " . 
