| p>I've heard many horror stories from | | | | to assess what their experience was like while |
| employees who have notified their supervisors | | | | working with your company. |
| that they are resigning from their jobs: | | | | When meeting with your employee, be open and |
| When I handed in my resignation letter, my boss | | | | receptive to their feedback, whether you agree |
| stopped talking to me. | | | | with what they are saying or not. Use your |
| I thought he liked me, but when I told him I was | | | | employee's exit to learn more about what has |
| resigning from my job, he made my life a hell on | | | | worked well in terms of their actual job and what |
| earth. | | | | things were detrimental to doing his or her best |
| Everything seemed to be going well in my job but | | | | work. Learn about their perspective about the |
| when I told him that I was leaving, he fired me. | | | | company; everything from their thoughts about |
| Do any of these stories resonate with you? | | | | company benefits to policies and procedures. |
| Some managers have difficulty with accepting the | | | | Remember that not everyone will feel |
| fact that an employee chooses to leave. For | | | | comfortable answering your questions. Get their |
| some, an employee's decision to end their | | | | permission to meet with you for an exit interview |
| employment seems to represent some type of a | | | | in advance, and let the employee know that their |
| hidden message or indictment on their | | | | response is voluntary. Be sure that they are |
| effectiveness as a manager. | | | | aware that the goal is to learn what you can do |
| Employees leave for a variety of reasons. | | | | differently or better. |
| Sometimes it's for career advancement. | | | | No matter what the reason is for your |
| Sometimes it's to make more money. Some | | | | employee's resignation, it's incumbent upon you as |
| employees leave their jobs to go back to school | | | | a supervisor to separate your emotional response |
| full time. | | | | from the reality of the situation. Use an |
| Sometimes, employees leave because they have | | | | employee's resignation as an opportunity to learn |
| issues with their supervisor, or the company. | | | | what you can do to make any necessary |
| That's why exit interviews can be an invaluable | | | | changes that will only enhance the experience for |
| tool that can help you to understand why your | | | | all of your staff. |
| employee decided to leave their job and, help you | | | | |