What Should You Do If the Workplace Ambiance Is Misleading.

You have attended a job interview and are waiting for the result. When the HR manager tells you you have been appointed, your tone is undiluted cordiality while expressing your thanks. You want to enjoy every moment lest should you feel later that you have wasted such an ebullient and celebration-worthy occasion. But you detect just one flaw. The ambiance in that workplace is singularly excellent, beautiful, posh, and sophisticated, too good to believe. The reason is that the turnover of the company pales in comparison with the competing entities in the field. You scent a mystery. So, you are in a quandary about whether to accept the job believing that all is well with the company, or decline the offer politely. Stepping over some grim precipice is the last thing you may want in life and particularly, in your career. In this context, you don't need to be dejected or indecisive. The following points may help.

1. Don't be overwhelmed by your success in the interview. Only then, you can think with a cool head, weigh things with the proper perspective, and make your decision. At the same time, you need not be cynical as well. Pre-conceived notions and vague or nebulous suspicions may lead to biased and injudicious choices.

2. Do an in-depth study of the history of the company, both recent and the past. This will help you assess the financial health of the company. You can go through the company's financial results as well.

3. Try to get maximum insider information. You may have acquaintances, friends, or relatives who may be working for the company or may be dealing with the company as clients or service providers. If you use smooth tact to get maximum information about the company's health and prospects, nobody will cavil. Even if they are evasive or if their descriptions are nothing but verbal ambiguities, it need not dampen your buoyant spirit. Of course, it may cause a pang but it is momentary because the next step may shove you toward some positive information to help you make your decision. 

4. You get into this fourth and final step with a curious and oxymoron-like blend of apprehension, hope, and elation. This step involves two checks. Firstly, you should check if the company is registering steady growth consistently. Secondly, you should delve deep and find out if the company is managing its debt levels judiciously. These two checks can pierce through the data and provide you with a near-perfect assessment. If the company is achieving steady and consistent growth and is managing its debts wisely, you can go ahead and accept the job offer. Otherwise, you can continue with your job search.

In a nutshell, you need not get lured by the ambiance that prevails in the workplace of a company. You can adopt the above approach and make your decision.