You walk into a company for your job interview. You see a poster, often nicely framed, in the lobby. The poster presents the “mission and values” of the organization—the investments they are supposedly making in their employees.
Although they are generally well-intended, I’m often surprised at how little these statements represent what it is actually like to work there. There is a gap between what they present and what they actually deliver.
That might feel like expensive wallpaper.
As you are considering a potential employer, find out if there’s something more to the place than nice wallpaper. There are numerous online sources, but also talk to former employees, to current vendors or providers of other services to the employer.
No employer is perfect, but if what they are representing as behaviors they value and what they actually deliver to employees is so glaringly different you will want to take that into consideration.
A colleague of mine has a term for this—he calls it propaganda.
Do your homework.
There are training videos on the web site of my faith community and a handout. This content is free: https://www.thetablempls.com/jobresources
Mark Hirschfeld 
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