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[–] lurklurk 27 points 1 week ago

Interviewing is a two way street, and the employer definitely failed this interview

That said, coming with a long list of questions of different importance without noticing that the interviewer isn't on the same page is also a bit of a signal so the prospective employee didn't do great either.

A lot of these questions could be condensed into "What are the benefits like?" which is a great question to ask when they ask about salary expecations which often happens early on. If they provide very little in the way of benefits, raise salary expectations.

The other questions are generally around company culture. You don't need to ask all of them to get a good enough picture. If there are several interviews, spread them out. You can also ask them in a more open ended way like "What is the company culture like?", "What do you like most about working here yourself?" or "What makes your best employees so good?".