While strictly speaking it's true that going on-site _can_ solve these issues, being on-site won't actually solve anything unless you pay attention to your surr

While strictly speaking it's true that going on-site _can_ solve these issues, being on-site won't actually solve anything unless you pay attention to your surroundings. In the "boiler room" case, I simply assumed I'd get a private office because everyone in the same hall as my manager had a private office. I simply assumed I'd be on that same hall. Rather than explicitly asking about where you'd be sitting, what the lunch room is like and so on, perhaps it would be more diplomatic to request a guided tour around the facility. It's quite common to be taken to lunch during job interviews. If that doesn't happen, maybe it's because the lunchroom sucks.