> Is there a support / marketing / other call-heavy team close to my new team?
This is so important.
I can probably live with most open plan set ups, sure there will be annoying times, but if there is a call-heavy team nearby, forget it.
I refuse to wear noise cancelling headphones all day long.
FWIW, interviewers will blatantly lie.
I asked at an interview about equipment quality and was told that they'd not heard any complaints.
This was 100% bullshit. I was given an ancient laptop, which seemed to re-ignite complaints about the quality of the equipment and were taken up with, none other than my interviewer.
This is so important.
I can probably live with most open plan set ups, sure there will be annoying times, but if there is a call-heavy team nearby, forget it.
I refuse to wear noise cancelling headphones all day long.
FWIW, interviewers will blatantly lie.
I asked at an interview about equipment quality and was told that they'd not heard any complaints.
This was 100% bullshit. I was given an ancient laptop, which seemed to re-ignite complaints about the quality of the equipment and were taken up with, none other than my interviewer.