Exit Interviews?

WobblyDog

I would try to avoid exit interviews whenever possible, and be as uninformative as possible if I couldn't avoid one. There's a risk that anything said in them will be deliberately taken out of context and used to further the interests of particular factions within the business, and possibly against the interests of the person leaving.

tgon

Pointless exercise to try and pretend they care. A tick in the box of some HR form and never alters life for any others who might be put in the same position as you. Put it behind you use your energy for positive outcomes. Good luck in the future.

DKLS

Exit interview are a waste of breath for everyone involved. I wouldn't bother OP.

Savvy_Sue

Dr._Shoe wrote: »

I am hoping that one day I may have the opportunity to sue for constructive dismissal,

One day? You know there are strict time limits, and that it's rarely successful?

talktalktobt

I have worked in HR and I don't think that all exit interviews are a waste of time - some are, some aren't. If your issues are with a specific person, and you are not the first the exit interview can be used as part of an investigation into disciplinary proceedings.

If I were you and you had serious issues I would recommend you go through with it for the benefit of others who may be in the same situation. Why not ask for an Exit Questionnaire instead of an interview? Or if you go through with the interview you are able to ask for it to be in a neutral venue away from work. Just take a witness with you.

MsBlonde

Thanks for everyones input, I have decided not to bother because I've already wasted my time within the company, I'm not prepared to now waste my [unpaid] time.

I told them exactly why I was leaving on my resignation which was negative towards 4-5 staff members (which is pretty much the whole team apart from a few people).

I already raised my concerns at my probation and was told to open grievances, in regards to them making me do all the work whilst they sit there and watch. How they have no motivation and the only thing that motivates them is when one of the partners is in and then they "look busy".

Not only that, they like to bully new members of staff too, I'm not the only one they pick on because i got their friend fired, someone else started getting treated the same and I have text messages from them upset asking my advice.

Opening grievances do nothing but rile them up even more, I had to work with these 5 people 9 hours a day in a very small workplace. There is no where to go.

Even when I thought I could escape to lunch, I was told I wasn't able to have a lunch or go get food at all that day (because they were busy), and the next day my lunch was cut short from 30 mins to 10 mins, because the assistant manager called me back to work. I never got any over time, despite the manager wanting me in early and leaving late (8:20 to 6:30) my hours were 9-6 this is what I got paid for (30 mins unpaid lunch).

I already raised my concerns about my lunch breaks in my probation and was told it was my responsibilty to take them, so when I'm getting screamed at by staff and managers for taking a lunch break or called back... what am I meant to do? Go take it and not come back and get them writing up more reports on how such a bad employee i am?

Thats another thing that made me laugh, I got a bad probation report from one of the assistant managers who liked the guy who got fired cause of me, he gave me my probation meeting letter, knowing full well of the contents and said "happy birthday". Told me I avoided jobs, funny considering I was the only one ever doing any work, whilst he sat on his backside spinning on his chair drinking tea (the only man I know who was allowed 30 mins lunch but had 3 lunches and 8 x 10 min tea breaks a day) The job I apparently avoided myself and a new colleague did 2 days previous, so he was talking rubbish.

I don't see how this exit meeting would help me at all, apart from possibly might get them a slapped wrist.

Hazzinho

I'd just keep quiet, you'll soon forget about it, don't want to burn bridges now your going. If people keep leaving any managers with any intelligence will know it's the management. If they do nothing their business will always struggle in that area.

ohreally

OP, stay away from the exit discussion.

I suspect you may benefit from building you self confidence and perhaps assertiveness training for future benefit.

MsBlonde

ohreally wrote: »

OP, stay away from the exit discussion.

I suspect you may benefit from building you self confidence and perhaps assertiveness training for future benefit.

Interesting you say that, I had self confidence before working there... now I don't

robatwork

The exit interview could help people still in the company - if you care enough about them to describe which managers were behaving badly.

You could request that the HR person comes to your house and just don't answer anything you don't wish to.

Depends if you were friendly with colleagues I suppose.