Would you ask in interview

KOscar · March 2011

I'm very interested in being able to work from home or having a job with flex hours (neither of which my current job allow). I've been thinking about interviewing down the road, but don't know if it's a good idea or not to ask about these things during an interview.

jf198400 · March 2011

I think its perfectly reasonable to ask in an interview whether they offer flexible work arrangements. State it as a general question about what its like to work for that company.

duchess0727 · March 2011

I asked when I interviewed for this job. I mostly just asked about being able to leave at a reasonable time when we weren't busy and being able to pick up my kids most days. I didn't want to end up in a place where they expected me to work until 7 pm every night because I would be miserable. I did make it clear that it would not impact my ability to complete my work and that I would work hours as necessary to ensure my work got done.

Lotte134 · March 2011

jf198400:
I think its perfectly reasonable to ask in an interview whether they offer flexible work arrangements. State it as a general question about what its like to work for that company.

Agreed. Especially since you have a job currently it would be better to know going in to a new situation what it will be like rather than jump ship and end up worse off than before.

astroMom · March 2011

I would not. I would leave this to the negotiations after an offer and try to find out through other channels about the culture there.

sekura · March 2011

They are likely to tell you as a selling point if they do. I work for Citigroup, and they told me in my interview (about a year ago) about their flexible work schedules; they are also well-known for it, and listed on various "flexible schedule" and "good for moms" company lists.

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