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The personal red flag I look for is when asking managers “how do you define success in this role?” The answers are usually lame (which can be acceptable) but ha
by dieselgate 4y ago
The personal red flag I look for is when asking managers “how do you define success in this role?”
The answers are usually lame (which can be acceptable) but have also received “wow I’ve never thought about that” - which is a bad sign in my opinion.
- AnimalMuppet 4y agoI don't get it. What kind of "wow I've never thought about that" did you receive, and why was it a bad sign?
- dieselgate 4y agoDuring an interview I asked a hiring manager “How do you define success for your engineers” and they responded “Wow I’ve never thought about that”. That’s a red flag for me because if there isn’t a clear definition of success/failure for the role how do you know if you’re meeting/exceeding expectations. This is relevant for reviews, compensation, growth for employees, growth for the Org, growth for a Team etc. I typically expect a response along the lines of “the person can write the code and not break things” - which is “lame” in my opinion but tolerable. Edit: clarity