Does your company do exit interviews?

Question

Curious to know from folks in management or running their own companies - do you do exit interviews? If you do, what have you learnt from them and how has it helped?If you don't do exit interviews - why don't you?

koliber · Accepted Answer

I did exit interviews whenever I managed a team of engineers.
They're a mixed bag. Once in a while I learned something insightful. It was worth it, even though a good percentage did not provide much value.
The valuable ones where when a person shared some unabridged feedback that I had not heard before. I heard things that were said more directly, with no agenda, and that was valuable.
Once I a person flat out said that he was slacking COMPLETELY. This reminded me that I am more blind than I'd like to think.
Other times I heard feedback regarding my management style. That was good to hear.
At other times I learned more background or heard a different perspective about a situation that took place.
I do regular one-on-ones and wish that more of these things came out during those conversations. I will continue doing exit interviews to catch additional things that don't get shared regularly.