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Why is the font on this article so hard to read? Maybe it’s not the font, but the weight. I had a hard time reading it and stopped part way through.
Questions you ask are what dig up the red flags. Who am I replacing and why did they leave? What's the largest obstacle the engineering team is trying to overcome? How do you (the manager) manage your team differently? Is there anything you as a manager would like to improve at?
90% of workplace satisfaction can be attributed to (or sabotaged by) one's direct manager. Make sure you'll appreciate their style.
I can identify with the red flag where they try to pressure you to accept the offer in a short period. This is also called an exploding offer. I had a place do that to me and I ended up turning the opportunity down.
On the other hand, there often needs to be a time limit, or else they will be too late to make an offer to the runner-up (when the leader turns it down). I am not sure what a 'reasonable period' is.
Why is the font on this article so hard to read? Maybe it’s not the font, but the weight. I had a hard time reading it and stopped part way through.
Thanks for showing off this side!
I can identify with the red flag where they try to pressure you to accept the offer in a short period. This is also called an exploding offer. I had a place do that to me and I ended up turning the opportunity down.
This article seems like another example of mid-level people giving advice to junior-level people. There are far more red flags you can expect from a company by asking the right questions. The article doesn't dive into any of that and reads more like a few gripes from a guy who did way too many interviews and became jaded by it. The technical interview itself is not likely to be a good indicator of what work looks lik…
hope that helps.
Some of these points make me feel that this person is trying to read too much from few data points in a rather noisy world.