Being Honest In Exit Interviews Is Pointless 550
Esther Schindler writes "Say that you're leaving a job, either on your own volition or because they decided it was time for you to 'pursue other opportunities.' Before you leave, the HR department wants to chat with you about the employment experience, in an exit interview. 'Oh goodie,' you think. 'Now I can really tell them what I really feel.'
Don't do it. If your employer couldn't find the time to ask you what was good or bad about working at the company while you were still working there, writes Lisa Vaas, why bother with honesty and potentially burned bridges now? (If they did ask, give them constructive feedback before you leave this job; they deserve it). Discuss."
"Discuss" (Score:1, Funny)
Suck it.
Re:Be Nice You Might be hired back (Score:5, Funny)
Re:What about ENTER interview? (Score:4, Funny)
Not just at interviews. Whenever talking to a HR drone you should lie. e.g. Going to lunch? Yes (actually going to the titty bar).
The Breakup (Score:5, Funny)
Baby, it's not me, it's you. If you'd have treated me better, I'd stay but this has been going on for too long.
Look, I've already begun seeing someone else and I don't want to cheat on you. Let's still be friends. Really, there's someone out there in this big world who is just right for you but that's not me. I really want you to be happy but I want to be happy too. I gotta go. I'll pick up my things later.
Re:Easier headline... (Score:2, Funny)
At one company I worked at, a cow-orker who was getting ousted
I bet they were really glad he was MOOOOOving out, huh?
Re:Easier headline... (Score:5, Funny)
The one time I burned a bridge, I brought gasoline with me. My old boss was shaking so bad he could not tell me to "get out". I had a standing ovation as I left the building by co workers.
If you are going to burn a bridge, make sure it's epic and they can see it from orbit.
Re:Exit Interviews are always flowery - updated (Score:5, Funny)
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Re:Easier headline... (Score:5, Funny)
He saw it in a movie.
Re:Wish I could've had one at HP (Score:5, Funny)
Let it go Carly.
Re:I disagree (Score:2, Funny)
with his ultra-micromanagment
It's called nanomanagement. Hand in your geek card.
Re:Exit Interviews are always flowery (Score:2, Funny)
1) Not if it's your competitor. Why wouldn't you want to pass a terrible employee on to your competitor? (BTW, if your answer is "that's sociopathic", these are corporations we're talking about, not humans.)
But ... but ... but Mitt says that corporations are people