Exit Interviews should only be conducted for those who are leaving the organization, on their own If the company Layoffs the employees,there is no point in conducting the Exit Interviews.
1. There is NO POINT giving feedback to anyone. Neither when you are working there, definitely not when you are leaving. 2. Never CRIB. People listening to you either DO NOT CARE, or are Happy to see you in trouble. 3. Forget about making a GRAND EXIT via speeches and emails. A polite handshake is enough. 4. Don't look back at the company once you have left. Don't keep contacting them on emails and chat. It would make you look like a loser. 5. When appearing for NEXT interview, never bad mouth your previous employer/boss - this will make you look bad. Even if your previous company was Lanka, and the Boss was a Ravana.
BUT, it is not easy to follow the above. Does the above work? What do you think.
The author missed the mandatory interactions with the Human Repression Deptt, commonly known as HR, which continue to make the day and more days thereafter memorable.
I dont agree with the rule#5....according to me exit interview's are just the formalities performed by HR's(its in their job role)....and once the exit interview is over...the exit interview paper goes to dustbin.....none of the HR in any of the "MNC" take any steps to try n understand the person's concern that why he/she is leaving ( offcourse money always is one of the reason)
Re: Rule 5
by kogulan Ariyanayagam on Oct 09, 2009 12:02 PM
Hi Mudassar, I would perfectly agree with Tanuj. Exit Interview forms are taken into consideration. However, you should also realise that change takes time. You cannot expect change to happen overnight. Similarly, you should realise that in a company that employs hundreds of staff, the exit interview will also have 100 different suggestions. Some of them may be feasible whereas some of them may not.
If you need to buy a new electronic home appliance for your house say for example a fridge, would you buy it immediately, overnight? You will take some time see budgets and then go about it. Similarly, company's have budgets too. So if you feel that exit interview forms go into the trash, then you are highly mistaken. You should probably wake up to the real world.
Re: Re: Rule 5
by vikram kumar on Oct 11, 2009 04:57 PM
In India..not even the written HR policies followed ..ppl work more and bill less...bcos someone has to show profits..thats HR..improving on someone's advice whos leaving the company is a big deal..
Re: Rule 5
by TANUJ VAID on Oct 09, 2009 08:54 AM
Well Mudassar, I would surely disagree with you. We take Exit Interviews very strongly and make sure that relevant suggestions/ ideas/ complaints are heard off and suitable action is implemented immediately.
One such example is that in our office, we were not having cab drop faciliity after office hours for female employees, in one of the exit interviews, one employee brought to our notice the harrowing incidents that have happened with female employees of other companies and with immediate effect a drop facility was initiated for them.
List goes on and on... surely there are some companies in which exit interviews do end up in waste bin, but majority of companies now a days invest strongly in inferring the outcomes of exit interviews and closures of the concerns raised.
Re: Re: Rule 5
by Riyaz Mohamed on Oct 11, 2009 04:12 PM
Exit interviews are a must. My experience one of my first employers 10 years back had too many lay offs at a certain period in a specific project and reason was the project manager's attitude. Most of us told the same during exit interviews that b'cos of the prj manager we left. HR gave a strong dose to the manager but he did not leave and now he has become a people's manager still working in the same company as Operational manager.. My two cents..
Do not email the whole world how happy or sad you are on your last working day. If it matters to anyone he/she would already have your contacts for keeping in touch in future. A silent exit will always be cherished.
I dont agree with u Mr. Author... what u r basically saying is one should stay quiet against any kind of harassment in workplace... people like u r the reason why some odd ones have courage to harass others...
Re: dont agree
by LAXMAN c on Oct 08, 2009 10:16 AM
yes. If the reason for leaving the job is your boss attitude and workstyle. Then his attitude and working style must be brought to forefront and how his attitude and workstyle made you leave the job.
Re: Re: dont agree
by kogulan Ariyanayagam on Oct 09, 2009 12:04 PM
A bitter truth which we all should realise even if we dont like is that attrition takes place because of one's boss!!!
