 Michael Scott ( Steve Carell ) is frustrated that Take Your Daughter to Work Day will force him to tone down his office antics . Toby Flenderson ( Paul Lieberstein ) and Stanley Hudson ( Leslie David Baker ) bring their daughters , Sasha and Melissa respectively , Kevin Malone ( Brian Baumgartner ) brings his fiancée 's daughter , Abby , and Meredith Palmer ( Kate Flannery ) brings her son , Jake . Pam Beesly ( Jenna Fischer ) is determined to befriend one child by the end of the day . She tries with Abby , who instead takes a liking to Jim . Pam watches , clearly endeared to Jim 's way with kids . Sasha walks into Michael 's office and plays with his toys , and after his jokes she is quite fond of him . Melissa develops a crush on Ryan Howard ( B.J. Novak ) and asks for his number , while Kelly Kapoor ( Mindy Kaling ) alerts Stanley that Ryan may be up to something . Stanley angrily reprimands a confused Ryan for his " motives " , which Ryan later described as the " most terrifying moment " of his life . 
