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Ask HN: What's your favorite interview question to identify bad jobs?
For me, I usually ask what the development process is like from identification of a bug or feature through delivery. I've had 5 jobs and my liking of the answer to that question has correlated with my liking of the job 100% of the time. What's your favorite?
- texas1775 3y agoI got the stink eye from Apple interviewer after I said I thought this would be like a Google interview. She was mad.
- dfex 3y agoWhy did the previous <holder of this position> leave?
- mdaniel 3y agoI'm sure there are a bazillion of these, and for me specifically it's always context dependent: what "bad vibes" have I gotten thus far? That said: > What's the most popular editor? often goes a long way for me. If it's "I'm a real developer, I use (ed|emacs|vim|a magnetized needle and a steady hand)" I know that inertia and egos are more important than leveraging the best tooling
- toomuchtodo 3y agoWhat organizational challenges might impact succeeding in this role? Can you walk me through your management style? Can you share your expectations and success criteria for the role?
- andsoitis 3y ago"If there's anything you could change, what would it be and why?"