👀 What are some red flags that a company is a nightmare to work for that you can spot during the interview process?

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Remember that you are Boss-Hunting more than Job-Hunting. A great boss can outweigh a bad job. A great boss will give you the reference.

During the interview, size up the person you will be reporting to. If he/she exhibits any signs of egotistic narcissism, RUN, don’t walk. Avoiding egotistic narcissists will save you from job-acceptance regret and depression.

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Yes. Job satisfaction has a lot to do with the type of person you meet as your boss.

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If they use any of the following phrases either during interview or in the job posting:

"we are a family"
"everyone here wears many hats"
"we are scrappy and have a start-up mentality"
"we have free snacks and a ping pong table"
"work hard, play hard"

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“We are a family” also means they expect undying loyalty from you, long hours cause you gotta support the “family”, unprofessional behavior and boundary busting. Major dysfunction.

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I’ve found that agencies will usually tell on themselves if they’re struggling creatively. Almost like they’re insecure about their agency reputation/the role and trying to address it… They’ll say things like “we’re really looking to turn things around here” or “we’re trying to restore *agency name* to its former glory” or “we’re pushing the clients to do good work.” If they have an air of desperation, it’s probably not a job you’d want.

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