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What are signs of a good work culture? Things you can notice before you join a startup?

Glassdoor is usually tough to read, but negative reviews help Not too many people leaving on LinkedIn is also a good thing

What are signs one can look for to identify a good startup when joining?

20mo ago
Talking product sense with Ridhi
9 min AI interview5 questions
Round 1 by Grapevine
DancingBiscuit
DancingBiscuit
X (formerly Twitter)20mo

Ask the working hours expectations directly from hiring manager. Read between the lines.

DancingBiscuit
DancingBiscuit
X (formerly Twitter)20mo

Also ask the attrition rate, average employee tenure in the team/group.

WigglyBanana
WigglyBanana
Stealth20mo

Hmm but asking for attrition rate is slightly tough Working hours is a good one, but asking it could be slightly awkward for me given I don’t want to signal issues with going over

MagicalQuokka
MagicalQuokka
Stealth20mo

How happy are all the interviewers to answer your questions about the company? If half / most of them are impatient with your questions, you have a negative signal.

How do people who have left the company (can find them on LinkedIn) rate the company?

How does your hiring manager (ideally your to-be manager) handle difficult questions on attrition, burnout, team culture and work-life balance?

Finally, your gut instincts also play some role. After interacting with the recruiter and all the interviewers over many rounds, you will have a subconscious image of what it's like to work with these people. If you don't, ask to speak with your to-be team members / manager and get more data points for your subconscious.

WigglyBanana
WigglyBanana
Stealth20mo

Lovely answer I think the one about reading the manager and their answers is one to master

Will never join a company I convert but where managers have an attitude about them

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