Some people will help their coworkers to find new jobs if they are also looking. But it's also possible that those coworkers are not hitting the same problems,

Some people will help their coworkers to find new jobs if they are also looking. But it's also possible that those coworkers are not hitting the same problems, or have not endured them to the same extent that would cause them to look for new jobs. I agree about having a lot of references. I don't think that is a rebuttal to anything I mentioned previously. You believe that the exit interview is purely for show? If it's an illusion of concern, why would a company even bother given that the employee is already out the door?