Know what you're applying For

Here I am in my sixtees still talking about career advice.
Wouldn't it be nice...goes the Beach Boys song.
Wouldn't it be nice if we really knew what the job was really like? before we applied for it? I mean the characters we will work for and with. The tone of the workplace. The details of the job. The minuses, not just the pluses.
Im not working for an arrogant sob who is only interested in profit and exploitation. Im not working with that deranged colleague who plays power games, mind games and reputation games. No thanks. Im not slaving my butt off for below average pay...……..if we really knew the nature of the job we were applying for, we wouldn't bother. Taking a job is a risk for employee, offering one is a risk for employer. You don't know what you're getting until the gift is unwrapped.
Like dating perhaps. Someone seems ideal until you actually start to talk to them. Even then they might seem ok. Take the next step and live with them. Idiosyncrasies will slowly be revealed. No thanks. Next please.
Sometimes it doesn't matter what the workplace is like. A job is similar no matter what. You know what to expect. Teaching for example. its going to be tough. Kids will test, whether it is in wealthy suburb or not. That is almost universal. if you enjoyed teaching in the first school chances are you will enjoy it in the second. if you didn't like the first experience, beware of the second for sure.