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by 000001010011100 1263 days ago
Judging by this response you don't seem to have many things that could or would take up your spare time.

Please, please please think about you comment when/if you ever have kids. I guarantee your perspective will have changed a great deal.

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This person is speaking from the employer's perspective, I struggle to see how becoming a parent would change the equation for their side.

They want to hire people who already have some degree of relevant experience. That is a reasonable requirement. If that excludes some parents who don't have time, so be it. Being a parent is one of many lifestyle choices that can limit one's ability to arrive at an interview with sufficient background knowledge. It does not warrant special treatment & exception just because it's parenting.

One of the very real sacrifices of becoming a parent is that your ability to just try out new stuff be it a job or a hobby becomes very limited.
It's not possible to have it all in life. The choice of having kids (and being a good and responsible parent to them) obviously closes some other doors.
Should number of kids come up in a job interview?