Personally work/life balance is very important to me, so I tend to ask about that. This is trickier for people at the beginning of their career though, but can

Personally work/life balance is very important to me, so I tend to ask about that. This is trickier for people at the beginning of their career though, but can be done. From a broader perspective it's not just about the interview process. You need to do research up-front about the company (which also useful to help sell yourself). 1. Read all their job postings, and their website. Company values are useful. 2. Read Glassdoor reviews, if there are any. 3. Talk to anyone you know there. 4. During interviews, ask the right questions. https://www.keyvalues.com/culture-queries https://www.keyvalues.com/culture-queries has good suggestions. More here in this blog post - https://codewithoutrules.com/2016/10/14/job-you-dont-hate/ https://codewithoutrules.com/2016/10/14/job-you-dont-hate/ - as well as in my book (again, focused on work/life balance) The Programmer's Guide to a Sane Workweek (https://codewithoutrules.com/saneworkweek/ https://codewithoutrules.com/saneworkweek/).