[nhoiunh4nth]

> they were willing to make their devs stay and interview me until 8 pm, two days in a row.

Are you sure? At my company we have very flexible time, and due to city traffic, many people come in around 11-noon, meaning they choose to leave around 7-9. This is much more convenient for them because of the traffic, and sometimes it better matches a spouse's schedule, or allows them to do something in the mornings they wouldn't normally be able to do. It may have been an indicator of a really good place to work. (Which isn't to say you're wrong. It very well may have been a warning sign.)

[CodeMage]

To be honest, I'm not sure. The only way to be 100% sure would be to ask them and it's not easy to ask that in a diplomatic way.

Although it's my own conjecture, it's based on numerous other signals I got from them during the interview process. As an example, any team member A can point out that any other team member B isn't pulling their weight and shouldn't be working there. That initiates a discussion about whether B should be fired.

[nhoiunh4nth]

Wow, yeah, I'd say you dodged a bullet then! That's pretty dystopian.