Isn't it just as likely that they were unhappy in the previous environment and would thrive in a more self-motivated position? I guess we will never know becaus

Isn't it just as likely that they were unhappy in the previous environment and would thrive in a more self-motivated position? I guess we will never know because you have already determined with one question exactly how the situation will play out. People are complex. Groups of people, magnitudes more so. I have seen an interview end with unanimous positive assessment and after being hired the subject fail spectacularly. I have also seen candidates barely squeak through the hiring process become star players. Anyone who believes that they can predict the outcome of personalities from a job interview is a great and pompous fool.