It honestly sounds like the author simply doesn't know how to effectively give feedback. This line is really telling: > So, the best case scenario is a very un

It honestly sounds like the author simply doesn't know how to effectively give feedback. This line is really telling: > So, the best case scenario is a very unlikely chance of a positive outcome, and even if you get that positive outcome, it’s of no direct value to you. What if you own equity? What if you just want to leave places better than you found them and any hope this last meeting would help is enough for you? Anchoring your entire spiel with "look I really want to preface this by saying I'm telling you this because I'm hoping enough people leaving over it will finally get the company to take it seriously. I care about <company> because I have friends here I really wish well for, and I have equity in the company and want to see it succeed" then go on to provide clear and actionable (even if uncomfortable feedback). Examples of this kind of feedback: * Troy has been a Product Manager of <X Team> for 8 months now and has yet to product roadmaps that fire up myself and the rest of the engineers. This is starting to impact how we think about technical foundations work and leaves engineers feeling bored on one of our most mission critical teams. <Troy's manager> should have a pulse on this by now, and I would hope would do something otherwise <Company> will continue to lose great engineers. Obviously this is all case-by-case, but it feels like any company where the fall out was so bad you need to lie wouldn't give you positive references anyway. I don't know probably my own biases, but I automatically assume people are bad at giving feedback when I read salty articles like this. I've been in several jobs where I've been able to give cutting feedback in an exit but also maintained great relationships with folks. The underlying theme has always been to learn how to give effective feedback and give it frequently. Effective means concise, actionable, measurable.