I got a job offer from a place known for having long hours/not amazing culture. I’m excited about the role, but I’m at a stage in my life where work life balance is extra important. What would you do?

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If you expect and intend it to be a short stop and it will help you get the next gig, then don't sweat it and try and make it as long as you can. Extract all the value you can.

If you're looking for a longer term, it might not be a good move.

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Excellent advice!

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If going in, you know the culture and hours suck, what about the position are you excited for? Can you find that same thing somewhere with a better reputation?

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Horrible cultures and long hours don't usually result in long tenures and if your name isn't on the door I'd take a pass.

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Go with your gut. Always🤔.

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Isn’t that always important ? I would have the most concern about the culture

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I was in the same position back at the beginning of my career. I ended up taking the job and quitting 5 months later when a better opportunity came up. I have no regrets, because I learned a lot at the company and stayed on good terms with the higher ups. As long as you work hard while you’re there and are respectful and apologetic while leaving, no one will hold it against you if you bounce within a year.

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Take the job and then complain constantly about the hours and the workload like everybody else under 30.

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The majority of people under 30 won’t get to retire until they’re at least 70... so, yeah, they better have good fucking balance in the meantime?

Like get over yourself, jfc

Yeah id bet that role exists elsewhere. Go find a place with a better culture!

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I wouldn’t if I were you

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Have enough self respect not to go into a situation where you know you’re going to be treated like shit.

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Life’s too short. Keep looking.

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are you in a position where you can call the shots on how culture should be? if so, that's more of a challenge!!

Negotiate your hours. They made you an offer=they like you/want you in, means you have leverage. If the place does not end up meeting your expectations, given your outstanding performance, just leave.

DM me-happy to coach you tru it

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Yeah, no.

If you REALLY feel like this is a good opportunity for you that doesn’t exist elsewhere, I’d ask for some additional post-offer conversations with people who’d be on your team. “I’m so excited for this offer, and before formally accepting i wonder if I can reconnect with so-and-so and so-and-so to ask a few more questions about the culture?” Make sure these are people you’d work with directly and NOT your would-be manager (who will undoubtedly sugarcoat). Asking for more conversations is VERY NORMAL, and I’d even argue make you look like a sophisticated candidate.

Sometimes a place can have a bad culture holistically, but individual teams are great. Ask the team. “I want this to be a true fit, and a role I stay in for a long time — so I’m hoping you can be transparent. What does the average work week look like? When do people typically leave the office? Is after-hours, at-home work the daily norm? How does this team allocate over-work?”

These are taboo questions when you’re gunning for a job, but NECESSARY ones once you have the offer in-hand.

In theory this sounds really nice but if I were on the offer-making end of the equation this would fee like a bait-and-switch. Maybe you could pull it off if you surrounded it with many other questions but then again, if they’re that important they should have been asked during the actual interview process.

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