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[quote=Anonymous]Just tell them that you are excited about the position, but want to be clear that it's a good match for both of you. While you are more than happy to put in extra hours to meet deadlines (as evidenced by your references), on a normal day you need to leave fairly regularly at Xpm.  Sometimes you'll be able to work late in the office, but sometimes you'll have to put more time in at home after the kiddos are asleep.  Make sure the workload distribution/team environment is conducive to you being able to work with the others to make sure things get done (rather than management micro-managing who does what task). Not sure how you can ask this tactfully but it's an important part of workplace flexibility, I think.

If you do accept, then I'd start doing as many 'favors' for people as you can. 'Do you want me to schedule that meeting for you?' 'I don't mind doing that research for you' and stuff like that.  That way, when your family obligations require you to leave at a certain time when there is still work to do, you can ask someone to cover for you ('I have to leave, but save XYZ for me; I'll do it later tonight. In the meantime, could you meet with person A and person B to find out what we need to do about this issue?').

In short, I don't think that being the only parent in the group will be such a bad thing, as long as you establish good relationships with your team and give them the credit they deserve for being flexible with you (I'd let your boss know how great they are to work with, and also thank them profusely each time - bringing in snacks or coffee for them also helps!).  I do this frequently in my job since I telecommute, and it works out great.  [/quote]

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