| i've never been in such high demand _and_ cared at the same time what would happen if it just really sucked -- i'd just quit. but interviewers can be just as good of liars as interviewees -- so you could, if you're talking to a fellow employee -- just go for it -- be direct -- maybe catch someone off-guard or find someone wanting/willing to vent a bit on the low, "Do you like working here? How would you compare it to your favorite job? Was it what you expected?" -- things like that. i've asked those types of things in the past, but mainly to look interested, so not sure what the answers were. :-/ but if the answer is anything but, "This place really truly rocks, you should work here, you will like it a lot, i'll show you the ropes, etc." -- then they prob hate it. and/or they hate you. at my most recent gig, that i quit after about three months, i did get at least one "It wasn't my dream (to work here doing this kind of shit), but..." the prob should have been a sign. but part of my thinking was, well, if it's ass, i'll have plenty of time/energy to work on my side projects. but it was just awful. |