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[quote=Anonymous]I am being recruited for a position - a former coworker referred me and it started with an automated outreach. After I filled out their online application and submitted my resume, I got an initial phone interview, and now I have an in-person interview set up. It is with a consulting firm.

Here is the thing: I'm not miserable in my current job, though I am searching around. I am a working mom of two young kids, and though I am not looking for a PT position, and I am very motivated to work a full time job and do a good job and be a diligent, professional employee, I am not looking to trade up to a 60 hour work week or anything. Basically, my job now does not have very much flexibility, but the hours are reasonable because I've been here for a long time and I have carved out my niche, and I know my resources and go tos etc. so that I can get my work down pretty efficiently.

The friend who is recruiting me is a single woman with no kids. She is married to her job, but she promises me that it is a very working mom friendly place, and that she works hard because she takes on extra projects etc. but that you can scale up or down. I've heard mixed things about this firm. Can I be up front at the interview? I said on the initial phone interview, essentially what I said above, about how I want to do good work but that I need some flexiblity, and obviously it did not turn them away.

Just looking for advice. I want it to be a good fit for both the organization and for me and I just feel it will be a waste of time for all if they sell me on flexibility and I take the job and end up quitting in three months.[/quote]

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