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by bettyx1138 3479 days ago
i'm 51 (altho i probably pass as 40-something) and if during an interview it feels right, i'll mention that i'm child-free and unmarried (thus free to travel and work flexibly i try to say implicitly).

i know employers aren't supposed to take those things into account but i think they do anyway.

2 comments

It's something I've mentioned in interviews because, yeah, I think it can make a difference in some cases. (married, but no kids, wife works from home, wife travels some independently of me, etc)
On the other hand, a family makes you much more dependent on the job, which is what employers want too.