Ask Slashdot: Interviewing Your Boss?

First time accepted submitter Uzuri writes "I'm soon going to have the experience of interviewing an individual to be my direct supervisor. I have in mind several things to ask already, especially since I also have the strange position of working as a technical person in a non-technical office and want to be able to be certain that the interviewee understands exactly what that means without coming off as hostile or condescending. What sort of questions would you ask/have you asked the person who was to be your boss? What sort of tells would you look for? What's out of bounds?"

Comments

Ask him

[Anonymous Coward]

Will you fire me?

Re:Ask him

[Anonymous Coward]

Even better - apply to the position yourself.
You're almost sure to ace that interview!

Re:Ask him

[GNious]

Deduct points for every time you hear "Honestly..." or "Frankly...", for you may be sure that after these words you are going to hear the exact opposite of what they mean.

You must be american ...

Important question:

[Anonymous Coward]

"On a scale of one to ten, are you a douchebag?"

Re:Who's the boss?

[bsDaemon]

If he says Tony Danza, just get up and walk away.

Re:My favorite questions for the boss

[hchaos]

"Based on what you know about me so far, and the fact that I'm a decision-maker in your hiring process, how much of a raise do you think I deserve right now?"

Re:Who's the boss?

[Anonymous Coward]

Clearly Mona is the boss.

Re:Be Scientific

[Samantha Wright]

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