我可以迟到或早退吗

5. “May I arrive early or leave late as long as I get my hours in?”

5.“在保证工作时间的前提下，我可以迟到或早退吗？”

Even if you make it clear that you’re hoping for a flexible schedule to accommodate a legitimate concern such as picking up your kids from daycare, Barrett-Poindexter advises against this question. “While work-life balance is a very popular concern right now, it’s not the most pressing consideration for a hiring decision-maker,” she says. “Insinuating early on that you’re concerned about balancing your life may indicate to your employer that you are more concerned about your needs and less concerned about the company’s.”

即使你已经表明你的初衷只是想知道能不能弹性工作，以满足那些合理的要求-比如去日托所接小孩-但Barrett-Poindexter建议别问这个问题。“诚然，生活和工作间的平衡是当今很流行的主题，但是对于招聘人员来讲却并不是，”她说道，“过早暗示你对工作和生活之间的平衡，可能会给你的雇主一种”此人较注重个人利益，而非公司利益”的印象。”