(1) Was the process of discussing and negotiating the opportunity with these people pleasant or unpleasant? (2) All the other stuff. Of course the "other stuf

(1) Was the process of discussing and negotiating the opportunity with these people pleasant or unpleasant? (2) All the other stuff. Of course the "other stuff" (moving forward in one's career, not signing on to the prolonged early death of a torturously long commute and/or dealing with unpleasant or just uninspiring coworkers all day) should be most important. But it's amazing how many companies just don't seem to care, or any awareness at all about the importance of item (1). And quickly start pulling all kinds of stunts (from delayed communications to silly questions to just being highly disorganized in general about the whole process) that make one just as quickly lose interest long before things actually come to the offer stage -- even if the position does offer a high salary and/or interesting work.