One general rule I've come up with is when your interviewer mentions values of the company, ask for examples.
For example, it's common for a senior manager to say something like:
"We value input from all of our employees, ideas can come from anyplace"
For this just follow up with a sincere:
"That's something I really value too, can you give me an example of when someone who was not in a leadership role proposed a solution that influenced a major decision?"
I've found this surprisingly effective at finding out which values are real and which are bullshit. When it's real, you'll get answers like "certainly, why just last quarter Jen in customer support noticed..." and when it's BS you can immediately tell because the interviewer will freeze completely.
For example, it's common for a senior manager to say something like:
"We value input from all of our employees, ideas can come from anyplace"
For this just follow up with a sincere:
"That's something I really value too, can you give me an example of when someone who was not in a leadership role proposed a solution that influenced a major decision?"
I've found this surprisingly effective at finding out which values are real and which are bullshit. When it's real, you'll get answers like "certainly, why just last quarter Jen in customer support noticed..." and when it's BS you can immediately tell because the interviewer will freeze completely.