Ask HN: How do detect a crappy boss / toxic environment when interviewing?
-If respect isn't reciprocal, run.-If you only get canned questions, run.-If questions are machine gunned without any followups, run.-If the hiring/interview process is needlessly complicated, run.-If they give you an IQ test or similar, run.-If they're not paying attention [0], run.-If a pattern exists of mistakes (forgot to call, etc), run.-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.-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...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.[0] Seriously, this happens at about 20% of my interviews. Put away your fucking laptop and just listen, interviewers!