So I changed jobs recently. Not something I am happy about doing but the job was, quite literally, making me sick. So it had to be done. And while the physical process went well, the next morning I get an email from the HR machine that wants me to complete their exit interview process. OK, what the hell, let’s see what it asks. Maybe I’ll have a place for some meaningful feedback.
So I log into the extranet and access the link to do the actual “exit interview” and find a page with a series of drop down menus that allows you to select from about a dozen pre-defined answers as to the reasons you left the company.
At the very bottom of the “survey” there is a tiny little text box where you can leave comments to the head of HR.
Hey I have an idea, how about for each question on why I left, you actually let me write in why I left!
I think I made the right decision.