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[quote=Anonymous]I think OP is asking about job interviews, not exit interviews.

Also, it makes no sense to do an exit interview like the PP said. I can guarantee you that Chris was being eyed for a demotion regardless of what your friend said on the way out.  Companies don't use bitchy info from an exit interview because by bitching about people on the way out, you're effectively saying you're leaving because you don't like it here. Which is effectively drawing a line between you and the person interviewing you -- and they're going to double down on their loyalty to the company in response to your complaining.  So now anything you're saying is coming from a quitter/enemy of the company, and no one likes to take criticism from an enemy.  The only thing exit interview bitching does is burn bridges.

It's different if you have a really good working relationship with your boss or someone else and tell them why you're leaving (I'm finding the work life balance tough, I found these interactions difficult) outside the context of an official exit interview.  That's the kind of constructive criticism that might get up the chain.

All that said, my first job out of college I had an exit interview where I complained about my boss and how he asked me my age and marital status in the interview a year prior, and I heard that the whole (small) company was required to do some kind of ethics gender training a month later. Ha! But I also bitched that the job was ridiculous and took about 5 hours a month of work which could be accomplished by a contractor or intern. I was the third hiree in three years.  However, 3 years later (the last I'd stayed in touch), they'd gone through 3 more people.  Clearly there is something wrong with this role, but my exit interview didn't help a lick.  [/quote]

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