I love your presentation. Yes, it is very scary! I remember when a big storm hit our city and many of us stayed home. The next morning we received an email from our boss requesting us to complete a form for vacation time to make up the time we used the day before. Personally, I ignored that ridiculous behavior and focused my attention on the work that I had to accomplish that day. I wish management focused their efforts on moving the company forward.
Thank you for sharing your experience at Best Buy.

This is the sort of situation I fear and would really appreciate some advice on how to avoid.

Let me explain..

I have been happily self employed for the last 8 months. Recently, however, I came across a job posting that seems a great fit for my skills and experience – working as a User Experience Designer with a startup software development and design company. They have called me back for an interview, so I think they may agree on the fit.

BUT…

This is listed as a “full time opportunity”. This makes me wary, as I fear the expectation will be “9 to 5″. Part of the initial interview, they’ve told me, will be to determine my “expectations” for the position. What I am hoping for some advice on is, what would be the best way to address the fact that my expectations include being afforded the autonomy to make decisions as to where and when I work? I fear bringing this up may put me out of the running for the role – yet I am not so fearful that I would be willing to forfeit the autonomy I have enjoyed as a self-employed person. I certainly wouldn’t mind being in their workspace on a fairly regular basis – in fact, I think I may enjoy the benefit of actually having a team to work with, as self-employment can get lonely – but I know I won’t last long in the job if the expectation is that I will be there everyday. I just can’t wrap my head around a way to say this that a hiring manager wouldn’t interpret as my being “difficult” and dismissing me as a candidate entirely.

Any thoughts?