To take my 1YO and 5YO to a job interview?

[jewishmum]

DH will be at work, and it's an interview for a weekend cleaning job where my DH will be able to mind the children. But the interview is in the school holidays (tomorrow).

Don't be stupid. You need to arrange childcare or reschedule the interview.

Of course you don’t take your kids.

Totally depends, an informal chat it might be ok. A more formal interview situation it’s probably not appropriate.

Can you ring in the morning and explain that you’re without childcare, you’re still happy to come in and have a quick chat or you can come in at the weekend ?

No please don't. Call them and explan the situation and there may be a better solution. Do not turn up with your kids.

Where is the interview? Someone’s home or an office?

what will they do during the interview? Sit with you?

Is there no one at all who can watch them for you? I can’t see how it would in any way help you get the job, unless this is a family you already know

No employer would be happy with that arrangement

No, that's not a good idea

The problem isn't that you'll be expecting the DCs to go to work with you (although someone may suspect that however much you protest otherwise), it's that they will interfere with the interview because you can't just ignore them. Other childcare or ask to schedule the interview for a time when DH can have them.

No of course you can't take your children.

Surely anyone with a brain knows the answer to this?

No. Don’t take them.

if no friends, acquaintances, etc who can help out, could you use a babysitting service?

at the very least ring and explain and see if they can reschedule.

That's an awful idea unless you really don't want the job. Ask to rearrange and get dh to take leave or a phone interview and explain the situation. An interview with kids in tow will be a shit show.

Big nope. It would create a terrible impression. Sorry.....

Wow. Don't be so bloody ridiculous

Personally if it’s just going to someone’s house I think it’s fine.

Is this a real question ? Surely not

What are you planning on doing with them while you're there? Actually in the room with you while you're talking? Or expecting someone to look after them?
I do think YWBU to take them though, yes.

Just no.

That'd be really silly.

Yes take them, if you don't want the job

No, it's not.

I don't have children, my house isn't childproof and, if I'm interviewing somebody for a paid role, I want to speak to them without distraction.

You can take them but I wouldn’t expect to get the job if you do. Because the employer will assume that if you bring your kids to an interview you’ll be bringing them round their house when you are doing their cleaning, and they’ll be getting up to god knows what and distracting you from cleaning (and yes this does happen, and no not much actual cleaning gets done).

No.

It would be very disruptive to the interview and shows them you have no back up childcare, not a great first impression.

Just reschedule the interview!

How long have you known about the interview?