For most of us, balancing work with parenting ranges from something of
a challenge to ridiculously impossible, sometimes within the same day.
Or maybe that's just me. At any rate, family-friendliness or just plain
flexibility varies wildly between companies, and sometimes even within
departments at the same workplace, and it's a mistake to assume what
worked at your old job would fly at a new one.
This Wall Street Journal "Career Q&A"
tackles the best way to address the issue when interviewing for a new
job. Basically, the answer is "don't." It's best to bring it up when
you're certain you're going to get the job, or even better, after you
get an offer.
There are ways, though, to get a sense of the
company's culture when it comes to balance. For example, ask what a
typical day or week was like for the person who previously held the job
you're interviewing for.
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