Update my work preference list

content/pages/work-preferences.rst

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 Below is a list of conditions and preferences that’s good to know before we talk.  These are the
 things i won’t bend in, no matter what.
 
-* I’m a family man, and with a wife who has a much stricter schedule it is i who transport the
-  children between schools and home. This means that:
+* I’m a father of two, and with a mother who has a really strict schedule it is i who transport the
+  children between schools and home every now and then. This means that:
 
   1. i need a really flexible schedule
-  2. i work remotely.  If that’s not an option for your client, stop right now; that’s something
-     i won’t reconsider anytime soon.  Occasional visits to HQ is OK, though.
+  2. i work remotely.  If that’s not an option for your company/client, stop right now; that’s
+     something i won’t reconsider anytime soon.  Occasional visits to HQ is OK, though.
 
 * i use a Fedora Linux workstation for work.  I won’t install any corporate spyware on it like
   activity or time trackers.  Corporate-specific apps for things like messaging and VPN might be
   OK but many of those are suspicious.  I’m willing to run different operating systems in
   virtual machines for testing purposes, but changing my working environment must be my choice,
-  not my employer’s.
-* Python is my main programming language, but i’m happy to learn new ones.  I won’t, under any
-  circumstances, work with Java, PHP, and Perl, unless the job is to migrate away from those
+  not my employer’s. A company provisioned laptop can relax this rule, but even in that case: spying
+  on me and my home is not an option.
+* Python is my main programming language, but i’m happy to learn new ones.  I won’t, however, under
+  any circumstances work with Java, PHP, and Perl, unless the job is to migrate away from those
   languages.
 * if i have to do some coding on a whiteboard during the interview, solve problems that are
   already solved in widely used libraries (like implementing a linked list), or solve some brain
@@ -33,8 +34,8 @@ things i won’t bend in, no matter what.
   you can put my skills to the test in a realistic setting.  I guess the work you’re hiring for
   is not “writing nonsense programs on whiteboards”.
 * i will never work for Google/Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, Oracle, Meta/Facebook, or most banks and
-  financial institutions.  If you are trying to recruit me for one of these, just stop; both of
-  our times are more precious than that.
+  financial institutions.  If you are trying to recruit me for one of these, please say so in
+  advance; it might save both of us some time which is probably our most precious resource.
 * i do understand that a lot of you recruiters are bound by NDAs and such, but if you find me fit
   for a position and don’t mention the company who you’re recruiting for, the position is out of
   question.  This way i can’t do *my* part of the research, to check if *i* want to work with that
@@ -44,8 +45,5 @@ things i won’t bend in, no matter what.
   offering more.  However, if you’re recruiting in Hungary (or *from* Hungary hoping that it will
   be cheap), be prepared that my expectations are probably higher than you might think.
 
-Please also keep in mind that i’m happily employed at the moment, and am not actively looking for
-a change.  I might be interested in your offer, but there’s a high chance that i’ll just refuse.
-
 If all the above are OK with you, feel free to contact me.  Also, instead of writing me an email,
 you might want to `book a time slot <{filename}appointments.rst>`_ instead.