What is the core business? Who are the support teams? Who holds accountability, and how are they influenced?
How are the complainers dealt with? The over-analyzers? Does seniority count the same as impact?
How often is appreciation shared, and why? Are decisions justified with pragmatism? Are they justified at all?
Does your degree matter more than your impact? Does your degree matter at all?
Are there rewards to be had? If so, which types of behaviors and results need to be exhibited to get them? If those behaviors don’t align with your values, are you prepared to leave?
Is your work part of your identity? If so, how sure are you that you define it? Do you want to relinquish the definition of any part of your identity to someone else?
These are good questions to ask yourself, right after you ask this one:
What am I doing, and why?