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Good work.

I've been keeping a similar list for private use, only mine is much smaller - less than 30 questions now that I removed the more risky ones which I never asked like "Is any of the board members actively addicted to anything?".



Would a typical hiring manager actually know the answer to that?


There is no scenario in which they would a) know the answer confidently enough they'd tell an interviewing prospective employee about it; b) be willing to do so; and, c) be stupid enough to do so.


I wouldn't have a clue. Short or knowing them socially, how would I know? Given they're 4 levels above me in the org (me->VP->SVP->CTO->BOD), I have zero reason to interact with them on any basis, let alone a social one.


If it's a public secret and it affects the company - then yes.

Of course they would rather not disclose such a thing to prospective candidates and it's rude to ask, so I dropped this question.


Thanks. Feel free to submit anything I may be missing from mine :-) always appreciate a new one.




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