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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I never really care about distance. My office is in Tyson’s and we have employees from WV, Stephens City, VA, and Annapolis, MD. I only let it Factor in when they come into the interview with lots of special requests about their start and end time and/or have issues with our 9-3 core hours.  [/quote]
If this is a 9 to 5 job for which they need to be in the office every day, they will be dependent on the weather and traffic situation, no matter how hardy they want to appear. Train commute in NYC or SF (or Metro here) is different, because the trains run more or less on schedule. It's also not as hard as driving for the same length of time, esp. in bad weather, in the dark or against sun glare.

About the kids... I just assume that all applicants in their 30s and 40s either have or will have kids. Doesn't matter if they disclose or not.

I have 2 employees with a long commute and 3 kids each. In one case the employee's spouse is the default backup in case kids are sick, school closings etc. The employee takes sick days, but within a reasonable limit and has enough PTO left over to actually take vacation. The other employee is the default stay-with-the-kids and I don't know how much their spouse participates if at all. This one uses PTO faster than it accumulates, calls out all the time, is exhausted and is often behind with their work.

I am a parent and a commuter myself and I understand, I really do. But if I need consistent daily coverage in the office and the candidate assures me that their commute of 1.5 hours one way will not affect their attendance one bit, I am skeptical and it's absolutely not personal or judgy. Just good old BTDT.
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