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> I'll also want to get a chance to walk through the offices and observe the other engineers working there. If they seem generally unhappy or overly stressed, t
by highhedgehog 7y ago
> I'll also want to get a chance to walk through the offices and observe the other engineers working there. If they seem generally unhappy or overly stressed, then I'll turn the offer down.
This is interesting, but how do you do it? I mean, unless you are "lucky" enough to find a moment when everyone people are stressed and reacting badly, how do you evaluate that?
In general, without "interviewing" someone who already works there, how do you think just walking around is enough and how do you evaluate that?
- JohnFen 7y ago> In general, without "interviewing" someone who already works there, how do you think just walking around is enough and how do you evaluate that? I almost always have the chance to engage in some light banter with a few of the devs, but that's not as useful as you might expect. I'm a stranger being given a tour, and everyone is on their best behavior, not acting normally. But you can get a general "vibe". That's what I was talking about. Is it highly reliable? Probably not. Have I passed on jobs that would have been great? Probably. But when you're data-deprived (and job applicants are always data-deprived), you have to do the best you can with what you have.