[DougN7]

Love or hate the job, knowing what it is gives you insights/guesses into skillsets, education level, economic level, possibly the type of people they mingle with, etc, etc.

[JohnFen]

Perhaps, but talking with them for 15 minutes will do the same in any case.

[DougN7]

That is true, and if it does the same, then asking about a job gets you there 15 minutes sooner. It’s an optimization.