For Christ’s sake, Stop the Exit Interviews

Corporate breakups are hard, and they can be emotionally draining. It’s almost like a romantic relationship where you have to return the keys to your now-ex’s apartment. (I’m not sure why you’d have them in the first place, but then, it’s too early to derail.) You have to give back the items that have become a part of your Monday to Friday (or Sunday) routine, stash the branded shirts in the “Do not wear ever again” section of your wardrobe, and ask yourself, “What am I possibly going to face in a new organisation?” You also have to deal with the fact that, in most organisations, once you provide an exit notice, you become a potential criminal. In all honesty, I fully understand this based on the risks involved with things such as corporate intellectual property, etc. I recently began to tease the titles of my next pieces to get a feel for the perception of those who care enough to share their opinion with me and test for relevance. When I teased the title for this piece, it led to a number of interesting conversations that I didn’t think I’d have, and there was some confluence. A friend mentioned how she avoided the exit interview by pulling an immediate resignation on the firm after she’d been treated terribly. She also mentioned the simple and generally known fact that Big Daddy Corporate already knows the problem, they’ve done nothing about it, and the little ritual will do nothing about it. I once saw a copy of a resignation letter, and the dude went all out explaining all the frustrations that were counterproductive, including pointless processes, perceived favouritism and next to zero career progression, and he even listed out steps to remediate these issues. I laughed and said to myself, “Poor guy, if he only knew how pointless this exercise is.” The most interesting lot are the ones that send one-liners and provide the least amount of information as possible. It’s like ending a relationship via text message (I dunno, but I’ve heard it hurts more). This group is like people at a silent disco; they’re all at their party, and it’s impossible to tell who’s dancing for joy and who’s dancing out of rage. <a href="https://justinchukwumah.medium.com/for-christs-sake-stop-the-exit-interviews-8ee5d9365a9a">Visit Now</a>