[bryanrasmussen]

I would say yes, but do you want the job at the place that is giving you snake oil?

[vkou]

I want a job at a place where I can noodle around with <my hipster technology of choice> all day, but I'll settle for one that asks me to actually ship stuff, and pays the bills.

Whether or not their HR department is ran by a licensed phrenologist is a distant second concern.

[bryanrasmussen]

maybe there's a Maslow's hierarchy of hiring needs to be defined somewhere, so after money, benefits comes work/life balance and then at the top of the pyramid comes working on things I like, and finally respecting the company I work for?

[greesil]

Maybe they pay really well

[satellite2]

Or they control entire sectors of the economy.

https://www.pgcareers.com/assessment-overviews

[greesil]

Usually there's some correlation here