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The question I always ask is "do you like working here?" You can immediately tell by their reaction how they feel - if they hesitate that's a bad sign. Obviou
by MegaButts 10y ago
The question I always ask is "do you like working here?" You can immediately tell by their reaction how they feel - if they hesitate that's a bad sign. Obviously this works for any interview, not just technical roles.
- liberte82 10y agoYeah or to be a little less confrontational "What do you enjoy about working here?" works as well. I like when people ask me this question as I do like my company and it's an opportunity for me to demonstrate it to them.
- civilian 10y agoHah, I like it. I do the same thing in games like "The Resistance". I look people in the eye and ask them: "are you the spy?" It's not fool-proof, but at the very least it takes attention off of me.
- NikolaNovak 10y agoDepends HUGELY on a person. I hesitate (i.e. take time to consider) for ALL questions I intend to provide an honest, as opposed to obvious answer. I hesitate for "Do these jeans make my behind look fat" and I hesitate for "Do you like working here" (and myriad other questions in between). I want to provide a considered, accurate, detailed and granular answer. If anything, if they answer with immediate and resounding "Yes!!!", I'd think it was a fake, canned answer rather than one they gave genuine thought to...
- MegaButts 10y agoHonest question: you have to think about whether or not you like your job? I can understand wanting to give consideration to most questions, but that seems like something you should immediately know, and answer emotionally rather than rationally.
- skray 10y agoSome days I love my job, and some days I can't wait to get out of the office. Just because you caught someone on a bad day doesn't mean you've discovered a toxic culture, it just means you're talking to real people.