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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Commute may be a real issue for employers.   I tend to think they probably just want to make sure you realize the commute is going to be brutal and are committed/have some good reason.  [b]Otherwise, they fear they may lose you.[/b]

In my experience, kids come up in  interviews.   I  seriously had a hiring manager last year complain to me about his "young female employees going out on maternity leave" and then take a long pause to look at me expectantly.  The moment had every appearance of him looking for reassurance that I was not about to go out on maternity leave.  I decided then and there I didn't want to work for that asshole (and I'm done having kids).

Other people bring it up under the guise of "what do you do when you're not in the office?" or "what matters to you outside of work" and other "get to know you" questions.   It bugs me a little, and I never do more than mention them, but I have decided not to avoid it entirely.  basically, I want a workplace that is okay with hiring people with kids.  and if they don't want me because I'm a woman with kids, then I don't want them either.  But . . . not everyone has the luxury of that attitude, I realize.  [/quote]

This is my experience when I assist my organization with interviews. Obviously we don't want people using their commute as an excuse to be late or have bad attendance, but we also know that a tough commute can wear on people and we want to hire people who are in it for the long haul. We usually just ask something more general about their willingness to commute and be in the office rather than make a blanket judgement about the distance because everyone's threshold is different. Same with kids. We know it's illegal to ask, and we don't, but most people end up bringing it up themselves even indirectly. And we just want to know that flexibility works both ways - we can accommodate parents needing unexpected time off or remote days, but we also want to know that the employee is committed and won't just use kids as a get out of jail free card all the time. It's about how the person presents themselves and their attitude toward these things rather than simply having kids or having a long commute. [/quote]

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