Same here. I've always been open and honest in my exit interviews too, and have never experienced any burnt bridges as a result. And honestly, my sample size is

Same here. I've always been open and honest in my exit interviews too, and have never experienced any burnt bridges as a result. And honestly, my sample size is pretty small too. In all of my exit interviews, I've treated it like an employee review: I talk about the good things about the company (things to continue), the bad things about the company (things to avoid), and my suggestions on how they might be fixed. If someone's worried about burning bridges as a result of something negative they might say, just end your interview with suggestions on how the situation could be improved. Personally, I don't think a policy to encourage outright lying is ever a good thing.