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Side note with nothing to do with the original discussion: My father decided to be honest and give constructive feedback during his exit interview when leaving
by TallGuyShort 9y ago
Side note with nothing to do with the original discussion: My father decided to be honest and give constructive feedback during his exit interview when leaving a company similar in size and importance to Google. Then most of his peers retired and they asked him to come back and offered pretty massive incentives for a pretty small commitment. When he decided to accept? HR got involved and insisted he not be hired because he was "disgruntled" in his exit interview. So now when I leave a company my exit interview is 100% peachy with a vague cliche about why I'm leaving, and I might tell one or two very close friends who work there why I'm leaving. If I trust a company to value my feedback honestly enough, I probably won't be leaving for a while.
- compiler-guy 9y agoThe reasons one supplies about leaving a company should always be about where you are going, rather than where you are leaving. It almost never makes sense to burn a bridge.
- klibertp 9y agoIt's really sad when honest, well-meaning criticism/explanation is perceived as "bridge burning"...
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- wolco 9y agoThank you for the post. Makes me reconsider the honest route and go for the pleasant route.
- utellme 9y agoIt happens, but it depends on HR person. If such way of behavior is a policy or just a part of character of person in charge.
- ataturk 9y agoIt doesn't matter--you never go back. Life is too short to repeat yourself in any way and that rule covers jobs, cities you live in, romantic partners, cars, travel destinations...