- When did you last miss supper / a personal event because you were working late?
- Think of the last person you know who left the company. Why did they leave?
- When was your last vacation, and how long was it?
These are essentially a way of asking, how’s the work life balance? In a way that avoids the BS answer, “great!”
I don't think you'll get an honest answer for this a lot of the time, often team members might not even directly know why someone was laid off
>When was your last vacation, and how long was it?
This is a bit tough too, it's very subjective. I personally like working, and while I encourage my employees to use all of their vacation time, I rarely do so myself (I spread my time around as individual days rather than large chunks).
Also depends on your audience. Parents will answer this much differently than individuals.
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