[PhrosTT]

Yes but:

-You can't always trust those answers since the person doing the interviewing may be in the happy employee camp and not see as many problems as somebody in a different part of the company.

-You also might be lied to if they desperately need somebody to accept.

-It may undermine you to ask questions like: "What are the actual hours?", "How long is lunch?", "Is being late big deal?", "Is vacation easy to get approved?", etc.

[dclowd9901]

To your first point, employers will generally utilize happier, fresher employees to do interviews for this very reason. It's easier for them to be happier about their company :)

So even though it's probably genuine enthusiasm, it's still engineered.