I always want to get a strong sense of the company culture before I accept any kind of offer. To the point where I may ask for additional interviews if I don't feel I have a good grasp on it. I've fallen into places that had cultures I didn't care for, and it was really miserable to have to deal with, especially long term. So that's a big one for me.
Now when I saw culture, I'm not talking about having ping pong tables, dart boards, and beer on tap. I referring to things less definable by bullet points...You have beer on tap...how often do people gather and enjoy that? You have a ping pong table...How frequently do people of different teams have to time to use it? How are new ideas treated when they don't come from leaders? I promised my child I would go have lunch with them, but you just dropped a new request on my desk...what is the real work life balance here? How do the leaders handle when someone disagrees with an idea they have? What kind of communication between people and teams goes on on a regular, daily basis?
In addition to culture, I'm also looking for people. We spend a huge chunk of our day with the people we work with, so I want to be sure they are the kinds of people I want to be around. I read somewhere about the 2 beer and puppy rule, and I really like to consider that rule in this regard. Are the majority of the people I have met people I would want to sit down and have 2 beers with? Are they the kind of people I would trust to watch my dog over a weekend? The answers to these questions will very frequently tell if they are the kinds of people I want to spend a third of my time with.
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I always want to get a strong sense of the company culture before I accept any kind of offer. To the point where I may ask for additional interviews if I don't feel I have a good grasp on it. I've fallen into places that had cultures I didn't care for, and it was really miserable to have to deal with, especially long term. So that's a big one for me.
Now when I saw culture, I'm not talking about having ping pong tables, dart boards, and beer on tap. I referring to things less definable by bullet points...You have beer on tap...how often do people gather and enjoy that? You have a ping pong table...How frequently do people of different teams have to time to use it? How are new ideas treated when they don't come from leaders? I promised my child I would go have lunch with them, but you just dropped a new request on my desk...what is the real work life balance here? How do the leaders handle when someone disagrees with an idea they have? What kind of communication between people and teams goes on on a regular, daily basis?
In addition to culture, I'm also looking for people. We spend a huge chunk of our day with the people we work with, so I want to be sure they are the kinds of people I want to be around. I read somewhere about the 2 beer and puppy rule, and I really like to consider that rule in this regard. Are the majority of the people I have met people I would want to sit down and have 2 beers with? Are they the kind of people I would trust to watch my dog over a weekend? The answers to these questions will very frequently tell if they are the kinds of people I want to spend a third of my time with.