Is it worthwhile to do an exit interview?
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Anonymous
| I’ve been given the option. A few weeks ago, I thought I would relish the opportunity to unload some of that frustrations that led me to look for another job, but now that my end date is approaching, I’m not sure I care anymore. Nothing will change. |
Anonymous
| I have been forced to do them before. It changes nothing. Waste of time - and potentially not good for you. Skip it. |
Anonymous
| Probably good to give one, but only be positive |
Anonymous
| Never, never, never. Or just say positive things. |
Anonymous
Well that’s no fun. |
Anonymous
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Anonymous
This is correct. Exit interviews are designed to allow the employee a chance to vent as a way to start the process of moving-on and to lessen the chance of litigation. |
Anonymous
+1 they are not looking for any real input. I tried once and felt like I was being gaslighted by the defensive responses. Not worth burning a bridge over screaming into the void. If you have real feedback to share, I'd recommend a candid combo with another manager etc that you have a strong relationship with and trust. Then they can use the info to the extent they have any interest in doing so. |
Anonymous
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I once worked for a company that was merging with a closely related, sister company - they had once been together but then split apart, and were now coming back together. Boards fully overlapped. (TONS of dysfunctional backstory here).
The CEO of my company (let's call it 1) thought he was going to lead the merged company. Company 2 was not a fan of company 1 nor of the CEO. So the entire exist interview was them trying to get me to say that I was leaving because the CEO was a bad manager, bad for the company, bad for morale, bad with the customers, etc etc etc. By that point, I wasn't a fan of anybody, but I really did not want to get railroaded into saying something negative about my CEO that might see the light of day during the merger talks. So I fought back with the blandest answers I could as they asked increasingly direct questions. It was a very difficult 30 minutes. |
Anonymous
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No.
If they really cared, they would have taken a survey before people started resigning. I never do these. Not my job to help them fix what they never cared about. |