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Re:Ask HN: How do detect a crappy boss / toxic environment w... by Piskvorrr on Friday April 08, 2016 @08:58AM (#11454287)
I think they may have been looking for the longer paragraph you wrote (I would be - to see how you would tackle the problem and get a conversation flowing), not for an actual answer you eventually gave. The wording of the request was unfortunate, IMHO - it did make it sound like "help me influence my boss" first and foremost.
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Re:Ask HN: How do detect a crappy boss / toxic environment w... by murjinsee on Friday April 08, 2016 @03:44PM (#11457336)
Or, "That sounds like a fun challenge! Can I ask you a couple questions to better understand how this company is structured before answering?"

Just saying you don't have enough information to formulate a plausible response doesn't make a very good impression from my experience.

They're asking you to qualify yourself and so you need to know where you fit into the equation.

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