What questions do you ask get an interview to gauge if it’s a good worklife balance or of the place is crazy?

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Not necessarily questions but what they say the role entails. Red flags are “wear many hats,” “entrepreneurial,” “start-up mindset,” “lean team”

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“Fast paced”, “roll up your sleeves”, “we are like a family”

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What are your typical working hours? Ask peers, not the manager. If they something that feels much beyond what you want to do, I would follow up with like “does [manager] respect your time off and vacations?” If both are red flags, run …

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When I hear or see we need a flexible employee in the interview or job description.

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I ask current employees directly. They’ll tell you whatever you would want to hear in an interview, but the employees will paint the real picture.

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I have asked “how often do you stay past [time] in a month?” When interviewing with rank and file employees (not the hiring manager)

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They’ll say anything to convince you to take the job. Best is to ask FORMER employees.

Sometimes the red flag 🚩 IS the company’s name! 🤔😂🤣

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