On: Job hunting while day-jobbing (2021)

[kraftman]

It was harder to interview while employed than while on paternity leave?

[yakak → kraftman]

I would like to assume having a kid wasn't just a ploy to get paternity leave..

[dString → yakak]

Do many companies ask for birth certificates?

[saagarjha → yakak]

No, it's definitely a ploy to get some time to interview around.

[hungryforcodes → yakak]

It's a brilliant strategy with some long term side effects.

[cyberlurker → kraftman]

One possibility could be that their partner picked up some of the parent work so they could interview.