So they told you, an external candidate, that they're firing someone, and that you would take their position?
That's a pretty big red flag with respect to organizational behavior. It seems incredibly unprofessional.
That's a pretty big red flag with respect to organizational behavior. It seems incredibly unprofessional.
I actually enjoy replacing someone who is a poor communicator because you have a real chance to influence direction and growth just by acting like a normal, decent person.
To answer the original poster's question - if you have to ask this question, it's very likely there are organizational challenges. In fact, at every company there are organizational challenges, team challenges, your job as a leader is to address them. If you want to only work for great teams and never have to deal with challenges, you should consider not being a manager/leader at all, then you don't have to worry about them.
I would pay more attention to whether the company itself is financially stable, growing, hiring and innovating. If not, run.