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Do the employees hide their flasks in their desks and sip furtively and alone? Do they cry in the restroom before or after meetings? Is it a Dilbert cartoon on the fridge or is it XKCD? Are the only Pokémon to be found Rattatas? What is going on with the coffee?

How far away is the nearest gym? Are there even any 'stops where you might meet others for lunch?

Pretty much, what is the density of the tech-aware crowd in that area?

Another good one: are the near by ash trays in use? If you're a non-smoker (like me) this is a red flag too.

Just curious -- why is evidence of tobacco use a red flag to you?

Have you ever watched silicon valley? It's extremely accurate.

https://www.quora.com/Is-there-a-strong-anti-smoking-culture...

I like my desk clean and absent of personal items :(

I FOUND THE PROBLEM EMPLOYEE!

i downvoted you, because this isn't reddit.

(...maybe i'm the real problem after all...)

> Are there any female employees?

Not sure if this a good enough criteria, sometimes you just dont find good female techies.