Ask HN: How do detect a crappy boss / toxic environment when interviewing?
-If respect isn't reciprocal, run.<p>-If you only get canned questions, run.<p>-If questions are machine gunned without any followups, run.<p>-If the hiring/interview process is needlessly complicated, run.<p>-If they give you an IQ test or similar, run.<p>-If they're not paying attention [0], run.<p>-If a pattern exists of mistakes (forgot to call, etc), run.<p>-If, when discussing pay, HR says "Yeah, sometimes we hire people knowing they won't last and only fit a political agenda."..... run. True story.<p>-If the recruiter tells you, "The path you're going down will lead to failure unless you do a startup. Frankly, I don't see you doing a startup"... run. Also true story.<p>..Ultimately, it comes down to gauging how "human" they are towards you. If the interviewer[s] lacks empathy, it's a sign somewhere up the chain that something's not right. Mind you, that's not to say that the interviewer doesn't necessarily have empathy.<p>[0] Seriously, this happens at about 20% of my interviews. Put away your fucking laptop and just listen, interviewers!