I've learned to not trust what people say about a company's culture. Different people evaluate things very differently. Unless you have some really good frien

I've learned to not trust what people say about a company's culture. Different people evaluate things very differently. Unless you have some really good friend inside the group that can vouch for the presence of sanity, just assume your new group's management is a bunch of lunatics. Subsequently, decide whether what you're getting paid and what you will (likely) learn is worth dealing with said lunatics.