Being Honest In Exit Interviews Is Pointless

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Being Honest In Exit Interviews Is Pointless

Posted by ryuzaki0 on Monday July 23, 2012 @12:24PM from the but-burning-bridges-is-really-fun dept.

Esther Schindler writes "Say that you're leaving a job, either on your own volition or because they decided it was time for you to 'pursue other opportunities.' Before you leave, the HR department wants to chat with you about the employment experience, in an exit interview. 'Oh goodie,' you think. 'Now I can really tell them what I really feel.' Don't do it. If your employer couldn't find the time to ask you what was good or bad about working at the company while you were still working there, writes Lisa Vaas, why bother with honesty and potentially burned bridges now? (If they did ask, give them constructive feedback before you leave this job; they deserve it). Discuss."

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"Discuss" by Anonymous Coward · 2012-07-23 12:27 · Score: 1, Funny

Suck it.
Re:Be Nice You Might be hired back by stanlyb · 2012-07-23 12:32 · Score: 4, Funny

Did you do the second exit interview the same way?
Re:What about ENTER interview? by HornWumpus · 2012-07-23 12:33 · Score: 3, Funny

Not just at interviews. Whenever talking to a HR drone you should lie. e.g. Going to lunch? Yes (actually going to the titty bar).

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The Breakup by Anonymous Coward · 2012-07-23 12:39 · Score: 5, Funny

Baby, it's not me, it's you. If you'd have treated me better, I'd stay but this has been going on for too long.
Look, I've already begun seeing someone else and I don't want to cheat on you. Let's still be friends. Really, there's someone out there in this big world who is just right for you but that's not me. I really want you to be happy but I want to be happy too. I gotta go. I'll pick up my things later.
Re:Easier headline... by TheGratefulNet · 2012-07-23 13:31 · Score: 1, Funny

At one company I worked at, a cow-orker who was getting ousted
I bet they were really glad he was MOOOOOving out, huh?

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Re:Easier headline... by Lumpy · 2012-07-23 13:32 · Score: 5, Funny

The one time I burned a bridge, I brought gasoline with me. My old boss was shaking so bad he could not tell me to "get out". I had a standing ovation as I left the building by co workers.
If you are going to burn a bridge, make sure it's epic and they can see it from orbit.

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Re:Exit Interviews are always flowery - updated by MightyMartian · 2012-07-23 13:58 · Score: 5, Funny

This message brought to you by the Richard M. Nixon Center for Career Planning.

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Re:Easier headline... by JumperCable · 2012-07-23 15:56 · Score: 4, Funny

He saw it in a movie.
Re:Wish I could've had one at HP by jsm18 · 2012-07-23 16:09 · Score: 5, Funny

Let it go Carly.
Re:I disagree by oodaloop · 2012-07-23 21:07 · Score: 1, Funny

with his ultra-micromanagment

It's called nanomanagement. Hand in your geek card.

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Re:Exit Interviews are always flowery by Stormthirst · 2012-07-23 23:20 · Score: 1, Funny

1) Not if it's your competitor. Why wouldn't you want to pass a terrible employee on to your competitor? (BTW, if your answer is "that's sociopathic", these are corporations we're talking about, not humans.)
But ... but ... but Mitt says that corporations are people