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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Definitely don't use the term work life balance in your question.

Before offer, you can get a feel for it by asking them to describe a typical day or week or season, asking about remote office or international colleagues, and just listening carefully to everyone's responses.

One place I interviewed, 5-6 people mentioned "logging on" a lot after work, which was a huge red flag to me. Ditto the would be manager of me who said he was a perfectionist, but I digress.

Also use Glassdoor and friends of friends through LinkedIn at the company, who aren't part of your hiring group, to get a feel for what a particular team or manager is like.

Once you have the offer, you can ask more specific set hours questions or understand more about telework options.

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+1 to all of this.  my impression has been that if it really is a round-the-clock, chained-to-the-desk-or-phone gig, they'll actually ask YOU during the interviews if you can take the heat.  (fwiw, I have been known to say yes with enthusiasm andt hen politely withdraw my application later).  more commonly, you can just get a clue by asking about day-to-day work of someone in your position.  get business cards/contact info for anyone you interview with.  and if you get the offer, reach out to a couple of people.

fwiw, a friend of mine did this a few years ago, and I guess word got back to the hiring authority that she was asking about work-life balance.  boss called her, threatened to rescind the offer if she couldn't take the heat.  she took the job, and boy, regretted it.  Not only a sweatshop, but a sweatshop full of assholes.[/quote]

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