The point of the article is to counter the general imbalance in the company/interviewee relationship by making sure the interviewee interviews the company back.
Your rebuttal however feels very much from the company's perspective.
If the company squirms or is concerned because they're asked questions like this, I think it's actually worrying. Companies will ask why you stayed at a company for a short period of time. Asking about tools is a good way to evaluate how easy it would be to get things done: if a company won't spend an extra $2k on a new computer of your choice, it's not a good sign. Asking about work/life balance is the same thing: you won't get a definite answer but you should get a glimpse of if you'll be asked to travel across the country at the last minute on your daughter's birthday or not.
In the end, you won't get completely truthful answers but the way they are answered will give you hints. (and to be fair, interviewees also embellish their answers)
Asking "what's in it for me?" seems a fair question. Generally, the feeling is that the risk is on the company's part, but as an employee you might be wasting your time, your opportunities and later you'll have to explain why you worked for only three months at a company.
Your rebuttal however feels very much from the company's perspective.
If the company squirms or is concerned because they're asked questions like this, I think it's actually worrying. Companies will ask why you stayed at a company for a short period of time. Asking about tools is a good way to evaluate how easy it would be to get things done: if a company won't spend an extra $2k on a new computer of your choice, it's not a good sign. Asking about work/life balance is the same thing: you won't get a definite answer but you should get a glimpse of if you'll be asked to travel across the country at the last minute on your daughter's birthday or not.
In the end, you won't get completely truthful answers but the way they are answered will give you hints. (and to be fair, interviewees also embellish their answers)
Asking "what's in it for me?" seems a fair question. Generally, the feeling is that the risk is on the company's part, but as an employee you might be wasting your time, your opportunities and later you'll have to explain why you worked for only three months at a company.