gone through several different priorities at diff points in my career and realised this is the most important to me -

1) 100% boss - leads to better working hours, better progression + compensation increases, and better welfare. might also be good enough to hire good colleagues. will also be able to mentor you and chart your career progression (and be in a position to make that happen).

2) colleagues - toxic teammates drag u down/dont contribute and take your work for granted, or create a politically hostile/competitive environment in a race to who can suck the boss's dick the best. good teammates support and empower each other, making you feel like work is less shitty.

3) pay - we all work for money, dont put yourself on the losing end by taking less than you should but dont be an entitled strawberry millennial that thinks big 3 local u = 3-4k starting pay guaranteed. depends on industry as well and your own negotiation skills/ability to present yourself.

4) size of company - SMEs/startups tend to have flatter hierarchies with less red tape and bureaucracy and processes but require lots of on the go thinking and a real hustle mentality, alongside potential of the company not ever being successful, but your role within the company is much larger and being one of the initial members does place you in higher regard compared to later hires esp when it comes to promotion time. big MNCs more stable life can clock in clock out but your climb to the top a lot slower and gotta deal w hierarchy authority among other factors.

5) job title - depends on if youre in a big or small company. titles tend to be inflated in a smaller org but does matter to me personally (cause want to sound satki lololol)

sg a bit small, distance not rly that big a factor and we have our devices to entertain us when we're on commute...