India, Jan. 1 -- New parents are often seen as less reliable at work, judged for divided attention or family duties. But a career counsellor has shared an incident that challenges this thinking and shows how parenting can actually reveal true professionalism.

A career counsellor (@Simon_Ingari) on X (formerly Twitter) shared the incident in a post, explaining how one interview changed the view on hiring working parents.

According to the post, the counsellor received a late-night message sent at 11 pm.

A job candidate wrote to say she had an interview the next day at 2 pm, but her childcare had suddenly fallen through. She politely asked if she could bring her 8-month-old baby along, adding that she understood if the interview needed to...