Wife invited to interview job tour?

[DonSilvestre]

So, I have a second interview coming up at a company next week. I've been unemployed for about 3.5 months, and this would be a phenomenal place to work if I can manage to land it. I wasnt anything other than very encouraged about this interview until received an email yesterday saying "we forgot to mention, we'd like to give you a tour of the facility, feel free to invite your wife along for this portion."

Obviously a second (and final) interview with a VP is a good thing and I'm sure I'm at least one of the final two candidates - but is inviting my wife along a significant gesture? I'm trying to assess what kind of temperature this whole second visit will have. I'll obviously take it seriously and not go in assuming anything, but might an offer be imminent, or is this no big deal?

[MrPopo]

The invite the wife part sounds like a good sign to me; my guess is that they're moving into the portion where they want to make sure you'll work out from a personality perspective, rather than any earlier "can he do the job" questions. And they want to give you an opportunity to see more firsthand what you'll be involved with to make sure that'll work out for you.

[bacteria]

On one hand they want to lowball an offer and sweet-talk your wife to get you on-board.

On the other hand they actually want to know more about you, she will let things slip about you in conversation and also they will see what type of woman she is, ie more about your choices of person and therefore more about "the hidden you".

If I were you, i'd make an excuse to say she is on a business trip for her company during that time and cannot attend but looks forward to seeing them in the future at an event.

Be wise.

[jp1]

Maybe they have corporate key parties. I was once invited to "fuck off" by my employer. I think it was a bad thing.