When applying for a new job, what are some of your "culture" questions you ask in your interviews?

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Ask how many people they have laid off for non performance related reasons this year. Ask how the decision making works-is it a CEO or more democratic. Ask what their HR team does to support the people rather than the business. Ask if they make people work on weekends regularly. Ask how they will address their all white male leadership problem. Ask what they are doing SPECIFICALLY to address systemic racism and sexism. Ask when the last time they admitted in an all hands that they made a mistake.

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See if you can find out the average tenure of people on your team. High turnover usually means something negative is hiding in the weeds

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Ask about how they support continued growth in your role - trainings, classes, conferences, etc.

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“I saw on Glassdoor that a few people have mentioned [insert the negative sentiment]. I know that Glassdoor can sometimes be skewered but curious to hear your point of view...”

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