The East Bay Regional Park District publishes their grazing schedule with all of their contractors! I really like to plan trips to go see the goats. https://www.ebparks.org/sites/default/files/Goat-Grazing-Sch...
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Some bottom-of-the-barrel firehouses will absolutely disqualify themselves through their signaling in interview loops. But I think the reality is that at most places the dysfunction just won't become evident until you've been working there for a bit and the cracks start showing.
Which brings us back to another huge advantage of tech -- I think the "safest" landing spot (assuming your personal non-negotiables are satisfied) is the spot that gives you the most financial security to leave when you've seen enough. Assuming you have a good handle on your standards/costs of living and risk tolerance, after a certain breakpoint, more money saved means more time and less time-pressure to find the signals you care about. I don't think a "dream job" exists for me, but a better one always does.
Sounds like some shady circumstances around the state-sponsored incubator, on the other hand...