Job interview- when to ask about home working?

[icebearforpresident]

I’ve got a job interview next week, the role is full time and ‘predominantly’ office based. I applied as I’m available for full time work but with childcare etc could only do the commute 3 times a week, so would be looking to work from home the other 2 days.

I’ve now been invited for interview and want to discuss what predominantly actually means, I don’t want to waste their time or mine if they mean you get to work from home for a few hours on a Friday afternoon but neither do I want to put myself on the back foot before I’ve even met them. Should I ask the question now, I need to respond to the email with my appointment, or wait until the interview and have hopefully impressed them?

I would say 'predominantly' means most of the time, that wfh would be very much an exception.

As it means mainly I would say means 1 day at home. 4 in office

But as above so many different views

You have to ask them

It’s really not their business why you need it, just ask what their flexible working and hybrid working policy is. Let them answer and then say thanks you’ll consider the offer! No need to explain or prove how you’ve made it work previously, hybrid working is very common now and they are competing for talent against other companies who offer this.