Last job was for a small division of a big company, whilst i got p***ed off at times having to refer to central functions for permission to do things. I seemed to have a fair degree of freedom to do what i felt was the right thing, and to be fair as long as you could justify why you did what you did it was fine.
Now i am working for a smaller company and feel that everything is micromanaged. I have only been in the job a little over a month so maybe it is just keeping tabs incase i make mistakes as i find my feet, but i get the impression from comments by colleagues that it is how it is and it won't get better.
So whilst having a job is better than the dole and i do have more money, i have been thinking how much i am now paying in fuel costs, i am really missing the cycle commute to work, and am beginning to wonder if i should look for a new job, their seem to be ever more jobs on the market.
So the question is are there any ways of telling what a company will be like before you walk through the door and start.

