I think I have asked these kinds of questions in every one of the interviews I've ever done to whoever was the senior manager/C and they haven't even blinked at

I think I have asked these kinds of questions in every one of the interviews I've ever done to whoever was the senior manager/C and they haven't even blinked at answering the question. It is critically important to me to know if the business feels healthy as it directly affects my confidence in the company, the vision that the person across the table is trying to sell me, and if the person in front of me has their head screwed on right. This is the kind of information that I use in combination with external signals to call bullshit or not. To also colour in this perspective a bit a frank 'I don't know, we are too small and we are struggling to get our internal operations on track and are looking for people who can help' is a sane and reasonable answer. If I join the organization without asking these sorts of questions and realize that the person leading the company doesn't even know how their own company is running that kills my morale. It could also be that when I ask these sorts of questions I am frank about my opinions: I don't mind being part of the machine but I am business oriented and derive motivation/happiness from doing what I can to accelerate that business even further.