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Re:Ask HN: What do you wish you had known before you took a ... by bwb on Monday June 03, 2019 @01:42PM (#20085870)
Ya that is a really good one! I've been trying to figure out how to get a real answer on a question like that :), like is there something I can ask that shows that without asking it like that.

I.e. how do you store knowledge in the x team? Or, how often would I get to work with someone in x team?

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Re:Ask HN: What do you wish you had known before you took a ... by chasingthewind on Monday June 03, 2019 @01:45PM (#20085910)
I think it's actually reasonable to literally say "Tell me about how people collaborate here at XYZ and on this team."

If people start highlighting all the ways in which they work together, how they help each other, how they do pair programming or how they support each other then that's a great sign. If they stammer and they give a lame answer then it could mean the culture doesn't really value collaboration.

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