[hamidp]

Only 7 bad signs?

What about the work environment? Working in a cube farm with the cheapest kind of free coffee is a lot worse than working for a company that has free Starbucks/drinks/food and that gives you a private office and lets you work from home whenever you want.

What about the interview process? I would rather work for a company that puts me through interview hell than one that just says "you've got the job."

The problem with these authoritative lists is that they're anything but.

[apotheon]

What about a startup that only has room (and money) for cubes or a bunch of desks shoved together in the main room of the rented space, but provides free Starbucks and donuts and lets you work from home whenever you want?

> The problem with these authoritative lists is that they're anything but.

I think an "authoritative" list (by which I take it you mean "comprehensive", too) is pretty much a pipe dream. If you come away from such a list with two things to think about during the interview process you weren't already thinking about, though, it's pure win -- and if you come away with just one, it at least wasn't a waste of your time.