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It’s a fair question, but if you asked me that in front of my boss or coworkers I would likely immediately take a disliking to you because you put me in an awkward situation where there are few easy ways to answer honestly.


This is why this question is so good: you either like working there, and then you have no problem answering this question honestly (and without any awkwardness), or you don't like, then surely you have to come up with some elaborate yet unclear answer to this question, which is quite clear at that point, and then I do not really care whether you take a disliking to me or not, since it does not really matter any more.


I really like my current job and still would think you are dumb and dislike you for putting me in that position.


Maybe in general that’s true. In my case even if I feel it’s a nice place to work, I wouldn’t like being on of the spot in front of my boss/coworkers. In a one-to-one interview it would be fine. Which was perhaps more the context of your comment.


Not being able to speak freely in front of your peers would be a hard pass from me. I'm not going to work somewhere I can't feel comfortable speaking honestly.


Let me guess, you wouldn't work somewhere you are unhappy to work at too?


In fact, it is perhaps the best way to avoid you joining a place you will dislike, as they won't let you in to begin with.


if you're working in an environment where you can't answer that honestly, I don't want to be working with you.


question can be softened as "what would you change in the company?"




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