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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here, I should also mention that I currently work from home, and many of my interviewers know that or it comes up, so perhaps they and I are flagging that for obvious reasons.

That being said, in the past six months I've gotten the following said to me:

1A: told about her teenage child dying suddenly and how far she lives from the office
1B: out of state CEO told me about his son working at a nearby trade association

2A: told they have a single child and were going out for T-giving
2B: basically the same, but I knew her.

3A: learned w/in the first five minutes that she was a step-mom to toddlers, so never experienced newborn needs

4A: phone screener told me she works from home with kids and dogs
4B: hiring manager was a single mom with a sick kid at home with nanny.

I wish I were making this stuff up. Wow, I've been interviewing a ton![/quote]

It isn't wrong for interviewers to tell you their family status.  You can also disclose yours if you want.  But you don't have to.

I wouldn't read too much into it.  Studies indicate that employers typically look at having kids as a boon for a male (indicates you are stable, family person, reliable, etc) and a negative for women (for all the reasons women get mommy-tracked and men don't usually).  I don't think 3 kids is so many that anyone would think it a problem.  If you had, maybe, 9 kids I would not mention the number!  but 3 is perfectly ordinary.[/quote]

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