H3rmit, you are so right about alarm bells needing to go off if they use the word 'flexible!'

Strive4Health, your last job sounds like my last job. I went in for multiple 2+ hour interviews for what was supposed to be a technical job. I asked specific questions and only got vague answers. It turned out to be 80% manual labor that really wreaked havoc on my wrists. I even job shadowed for a day before I accepted the job, and I still did not have a clear idea of what the place was like until I was there.

I learned from that experience that I need a written job description. I would also use LinkedIn and Facebook to ask former employees about their experiences. There's only so much you can get from an interview, especially if lying is part of the corporate culture.

Asking why your predecessor left can be interesting, too.