Children are more important by far than your career - oops sorry I am not supposed to say that am I? But I happen to believe it. My wife stopped working whilst our son was in his early formative years and we still believe it is the right thing to do. Be fair why should a company pander to the whims and desires of it's employees? Either you want the job or you don't. Since when did the 'monkey' make the rules? I thought that was the 'organ grinders prerogative'?
Yea call me a dinasoar, old fashioned and out of touch if you like but sometimes the old fashioned way is best.