I intend to leave very soon and I would most rather avoid the exit interview..... After all the stress I've experienced here for a long time, I don't think I need that extra stress where I'm going to have to be careful what I say and how. However, I’m not sure if it’s a good idea to refuse to participate in an exit interview if I want to leave on good terms?
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Is that for the people who got laid off too, or you just posted it here?
You quit because something wasn't good. You're not going to change that in an exit interview, which is being done by some HR type (I've been in two). Standard line is "I really liked working here (job, opportunity, pay, people, etc.), but I found a better opportunity (for me, my family, location). There's nothing wrong with telling where you're going, but provide no details. An exit interview, if they even do them now, is a formality. Keep it friendly and positive.
You quit because something wasn't good. You're not going to change that in an exit interview, which is being done by some HR type (I've been in two). Standard line is "I really liked working here (job, opportunity, pay, people, etc.), but I found a better opportunity (for me, my family, location). There's nothing wrong with telling where you're going, but provide no details. An exit interview, if they even do them now, is a formality. Keep it friendly and positive.
I just left 2 months ago. They send you a workday form to fill out, but no exit interview was required. Best of luck in your new adventure
Very Millennial statement. Oh the stress talking with someone would overwhelm me
When I left, HR made it very obvious it was optional. They won’t do it unless you ask for it.
Exit interviews an outdated concept. Quite obvious there was no communication about why somebody was unhappy in the first place. Most likely any information the company wants to obtain has already been extracted via the office gossip. In due time it will be public knowledge where they went. Absolutely no upside for the one leaving to waste time doing it. The company would love to drop you like a hot rock at any time to eliminate you as an expense with no explanation.
One guy we knew was told by a GM in his exit interview some of the secret ways management monitors employee activity and productivity. He immediately told us, haha.
Just move on excited to the next adventure smiling.
Exit interviews accomplish nothing, either for the individual or for Chevron. On your way out, do you really believe that anything you say is going to change Chevron? Correct, do not burn any bridges, this is a shrinking industry and the likelihood that you will meet again someone you chose to malign in your exit interview is very high.
I would tell them to eat my sheet and die.
When I left, they didn’t ask me. I think they knew how I felt.
HR is no longer really staffed or trained for exit interviews. They will listen and shrug and send you on your merry way.
Exit interviews help those you leave behind who can’t openly share.
When I left, I declined the exit interview. There is really no upside to the exit interview since it's not going to change anything. I prefer not to burn any bridges, not just for the future possibility to return, but to remain friendly with the capable and hardworking people still at Chevron.
Why would you care about leaving on good terms here? MW would fire you in a second if it helped fund the dividend. Always be moving forward with your career and skills, and don't have any sympathy for corporate bureaucrats.
Exit interviews are optional. HR will ask if you’d like to do one, but you don’t have to if you don’t want to.