I gave notice at a job I've hated for quite a while. It looks like I will have an exit interview next week. Now I am wondering what I should say in my exit interview.
I don't feel like I had much choice in the matter. Back in January, I got a bad review from my supervisor. This was in spite of the fact that I took on a lot more work in 2015 than I had in previous years.
He then decided to have me placed on an "improvement plan." The plan basically consisted of a weekly meeting in which he brought everything that he considered a deficiency. He's always been negative, but his negativity got even worse during the past year. I really don't think the plan was about giving me a chance to improve--I think it was more about him just looking for reasons to get rid of me.
Now I have a chance to tell my side of the story, and I really would like to tell human resources about all of his annoying behaviors. My supervisor doesn't keep his word on much of anything. He is supposed to have one-on-one meeting with us every two weeks and then just blows them off. He often says he will do something by a certain date or time and then doesn't do it. He is the most disengaged supervisor I've ever had.
And he absolutely, positive loves to have worthless conversations. He will talk about something in his personal life for up to 90 minutes. Such topics include his brother's criminal activity, his jury duty, his grandmother's cooking, his life in college, current events, politics, or his time playing sports in school. He spends so much time talking about stupid, irrelevant bullshit that it's hard not to just tune him out completely. Needless to say, we get more work done when he's not around.
So, should I tell the truth about this guy in my exit interview? Or should I just let all his silly behavior slide? I'm going to mention other things in my exit interview that aren't personal, but I also feel like I should spare others from the nightmare of having to work for this narcissistic sociopath.
Bottom line, he's going to know that I said this stuff about him. Should I worry about burning a bridge? After all, I feel like the bridge has already been burned. I also don't want to close the door on this company completely. I might go back there if other people wanted me back.
I don't feel like I had much choice in the matter. Back in January, I got a bad review from my supervisor. This was in spite of the fact that I took on a lot more work in 2015 than I had in previous years.
He then decided to have me placed on an "improvement plan." The plan basically consisted of a weekly meeting in which he brought everything that he considered a deficiency. He's always been negative, but his negativity got even worse during the past year. I really don't think the plan was about giving me a chance to improve--I think it was more about him just looking for reasons to get rid of me.
Now I have a chance to tell my side of the story, and I really would like to tell human resources about all of his annoying behaviors. My supervisor doesn't keep his word on much of anything. He is supposed to have one-on-one meeting with us every two weeks and then just blows them off. He often says he will do something by a certain date or time and then doesn't do it. He is the most disengaged supervisor I've ever had.
And he absolutely, positive loves to have worthless conversations. He will talk about something in his personal life for up to 90 minutes. Such topics include his brother's criminal activity, his jury duty, his grandmother's cooking, his life in college, current events, politics, or his time playing sports in school. He spends so much time talking about stupid, irrelevant bullshit that it's hard not to just tune him out completely. Needless to say, we get more work done when he's not around.
So, should I tell the truth about this guy in my exit interview? Or should I just let all his silly behavior slide? I'm going to mention other things in my exit interview that aren't personal, but I also feel like I should spare others from the nightmare of having to work for this narcissistic sociopath.
Bottom line, he's going to know that I said this stuff about him. Should I worry about burning a bridge? After all, I feel like the bridge has already been burned. I also don't want to close the door on this company completely. I might go back there if other people wanted me back.