Jacob, this is...so disappointing. Avoid, be bland, lie? There is no integrity here. The upside of being honest is 1) preserving your integrity, and 2) most p

Jacob, this is...so disappointing. Avoid, be bland, lie? There is no integrity here. The upside of being honest is 1) preserving your integrity, and 2) most people who leave share their reasons for leaving with someone ultimately, which usually gets back to the team they left. If you share a different story and your old team finds out later, it's just going to create a worse impression. How about: find a clear but respectful way of articulating why you are leaving. And if the complaints are longstanding, you don't need to go on and on about them, you can just reference past conversations and be done with it.