So I have a second interview...

[Shoppie]

For the 'not sure I want it' job.

Am going next Weds (13th). My main concersn were over level of bureaucracy/ red tape, the old-fashioned culture and what seemed to be a very negative attitude to the recent merger (which they called a takeover )

Can you guys help me ot come up with polite ways of addressing these concerns? So far I have:
How do you think staff in general are coping with the merger?
What are the future plans of the company?

I also want to know if they'd be up for a bit of flexible working without directly stating I have a 6 month old baby and want to go PT. Any ideas?!

[Pancake01]

How do they address the work/life balance, or how do they see a responsible company's role in addressing the work/life balance?

Can you tell me about the culture of the company?

[Lois Lane]

How do the two cultures of the two companies work together??? I joined a post-merger company and I have to say that I think I got a raw deal. The English half of the company and it's existing employees were treated FAR better than the European half AND the new employees. Think benefits etc - the new staff didnt get half the benefits of the English pre-merger company.

From my own PERSONAL point of view (and this isn't to say it WOULDN'T work for you) I would be really wary of joining a post-merger company just from my own experience.

[*kate*]

Can't post much because connection is dodgy again but wanted to say congrats on getting another interview, even if you're not sure you want it!