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Jun 19, 2024
1:50:36pm

WJCougar Truly Addicted User

If you think the person leaving was the one with the problems...

....then you wasted your time interviewing them since you already knew they were the problem.

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Having been through 50+ exit interviews over the years, I think the thing that gives me the most respect

CSoul Hardcore Democrat

Jun 19, 12:25pm

Cool. I'm sure most people leaving your employ actually DO care about your level of respect for them.

IdahoCoug

Jun 19, 12:28pm

I didn't say they care. They clearly don't. They do when they try to boomerang or want to

CSoul

Jun 19, 12:31pm

I think humility and introspection are great qualities.

IdahoCoug

Jun 19, 12:34pm

You go over everything they did wrong in an exit interview?

Skeptical Optimist

Jun 19, 12:38pm

That was my question too. Crazy exit interview

IdahoCoug

Jun 19, 12:41pm

You read it wrong. Exit interviews are simple. Usually just a few questions.

CSoul

Jun 19, 12:42pm

The main reason most workers leave is bc they hate their boss or they love their boss and they are following their boss

BYU Grounds

Jun 19, 12:45pm

I mean, I clearly know this.

CSoul

Jun 19, 12:46pm

I also just re-read the OP and I don't get how others are understanding it the way you are, but you aren't

CSoul

Jun 19, 12:45pm

Does the humility you seek from them go both ways?

RockyBalboa

Jun 19, 1:16pm

Yes it goes both ways, and I try to do that. But many managers have the same issue. It's a human issue.

CSoul

Jun 19, 1:17pm

Good on you then for taking that approach

RockyBalboa

Jun 19, 1:19pm

You’re a great company man.

CougGolf

Jun 19, 12:39pm

I mean, I'm a co-owner so I hope I am. Remember, I said that the true pros talk about how they

CSoul

Jun 19, 12:48pm

If you think the person leaving was the one with the problems...

WJCougar

Jun 19, 1:50pm

If they're leaving voluntarily, wouldn't you want their perspective on what could be better about the job?

Knee Brace

Jun 19, 12:40pm

Did I say I didn't want the critical feedback? No, I didn't. I'll give an example. In an exit interview someone says

CSoul

Jun 19, 12:54pm

That's not really the way you wrote out your OP though.

Knee Brace

Jun 19, 1:00pm

Yeh, I thought that would be implied by this part - "and that it's not JUST a". In putting that I thought it would

CSoul

Jun 19, 1:07pm

That is usually true...most employees cannot get things done...

WJCougar

Jun 19, 1:51pm

I've never been asked anything like that in an exit interview. Most are 10 min

Mikey

Jun 19, 12:42pm

I apparently wrote the OP terribly lol. I don't ask them any question about what they do wrong. It's just the

CSoul

Jun 19, 12:44pm

I guess I see what you're saying but that only makes sense if there were major

Mikey

Jun 19, 12:48pm

I think almost everyone has major issues or failures in their tenure if they are there for any amount of time

CSoul

Jun 19, 12:50pm

Not my experience

Mikey

Jun 19, 12:59pm

You don't think most people have major issues after years at a job? You must be working with the most

CSoul

Jun 19, 1:00pm

I've only left for a better opportunity, not because of problems. In, fact I

Mikey

Jun 19, 1:06pm

Gotcha, I get that

CSoul

Jun 19, 1:07pm

Didn’t read the post, but have you really been canned 50+ times?

m0resn0w

Jun 19, 12:42pm

That would be a quick way to gain some simple humility

Knee Brace

Jun 19, 12:44pm

Ha, nice!

CSoul

Jun 19, 12:44pm

But he picked himself up and dusted himself off and started again all 50+ times.

KCFan85

Jun 19, 12:48pm

Here's my exit interviews all went. "I need more money than you are paying me".

Mayor of Cougartown

Jun 19, 12:51pm

I'm good with that one! Sometimes people dance all around that and the reality is they just wanted more money.

CSoul

Jun 19, 12:55pm

I’m trying to figure up how things I wish I did better would come up in a

Pepe

Jun 19, 12:56pm

People love throwing others under the bus on the way out. It's pretty typical even if it's not the main reason

CSoul

Jun 19, 12:59pm

Throwing people under the bus vs not is a little different than talking about

Pepe

Jun 19, 1:12pm

Exit interviews are a waste of everyone's time.

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