Is it worth it to be honest in an exit interview?

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Talk about your experience through the lens of the company’s values. You can be honest if you ground it in what they believe they aspire to.

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To an extent, don’t burn the bridge but I’ve always told them the reasons why I’m leaving.

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Constructive criticism, give them concrete things to work on that everyone can agree on

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Be concrete, be clear. This is an information session not a therapy session.
What are the things the company needs to know of it wants to make the employee experience better?
This isn't the time to settle scores or show your anger. They can ignore that.
The exception here is if you need to raise genuine bullying, discrimination, dishonesty, or a looming danger. And even then it's best to be clear. You want them to have a record.

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Nope. But you can talk sh*t about them here.

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Oh I have been 😂 the past four years

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Exit interviews are just empty gestures. A company’s final charade to make employees think the company is invested in the employee experience. They file it snd forget it. Not worth your effort.

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Nope. Decline to do one.

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I know a very senior level manager who got fired after too many bad exit interviews.

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Never

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I tried to NOT be honest my last exit interview, and the HR person literally guessed the exact reason. They said to me my department should have been twice the size it was and they would miss me!

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Being honest will get you in trouble, but its a lot for fun.

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Tbh I don’t know who it even helps. It’s not like agencies even care about retaining people after a few years anyway.

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I think I am just going to let the vibes decide for me 😂. I’m leaning towards not being honest and just getting the heck out of here…but maybe I'll feel fiesty that day.

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Only in that it may give you a cathartic release. It won’t change anything.

Oh yeah, I wasn’t suggesting they do this.

I think it’s important to be honest!!! Just don’t talk shit about anyone who you would want to use as a reference in the future.

MJ hall of fame induction speech bomb it

If you're honest it's for you and not them.

Nope.

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