Exit interview

[Greenkitten]

I have to have an exit interview from my current job. I’ve never had to have one before. I handed in my notice and am planning to leave next Thursday ( gave it in end of last month). I want to leave as the management have seemingly no idea what’s going on, I feel under valued, let down and disenchanted with the entire organisation. However, I doubt this is the level of honesty they are looking for. Should I just say the usual about great opportunities elsewhere, progression etc? I loved my job before the management change a year ago and never wanted to leave before- but it’s gotten so bad I can’t stand it any longer.
My job share partner is also not pulling their weight and making my life a lot harder. Should I make them aware? I’m worried it doesn’t look good complaining about my colleagues- and tbh, I think he has some health issues. Several clients have complained to me about him. They say he smells of booze and I guess an alcohol problem would explain his work ethic. I would have brought this up in a review, but they don’t bother with those anymore.
what should I say/ not say? Could being negative(aka honest) bite me in the future? I can get a reference from my old manager (who left) relating to this post.

I have never in my 27 years working in the industry that I do, found that exit interviews have ever changed a thing.
I'd go with better opportunities and with your head held high.

Be honest. I would want someone to be completely honest in an exit interview. And if no one ever speaks up, then nothing will ever change.

You might change nothing, but you never know.

Nothing negative will happen, you can't give negative references.

To be clear, you can give a bad reference, but most employers won't risk it and will just give a factual X worked here from X to X date.

And the job share partner? Mind my own business? It does impact on me though- or just leave it as it isn’t going to be my problem?

Yeah it's not worth it. You don't want to leave under a cloud.

Exit interviews are a tick box exercise. Hand in pass, p45 references what you are doing next.

Leave on good terms, with you head held high and in the last week do as little as possible enjoy saying goodbyes or breath a sigh of relief you have gone.

Good luck. Job share partner they probably know about.

How does it impact on you any more?

Say positive things only and leave on good terms.

Hmm, my exit interview was once used as part of the evidence to get rid of piss poor management and change some key cultural elements. However, it was a calculated risk that I took in exposing myself, and I knew that someone higher up had an inkling of what was going on but wasn't in full posession of the facts they needed to do anything about it.

I would make a comment that you are concerned about your colleagues welfare, and say you've also had customer feedback. You would have spoken to line manager in scheduled reviews.

Even just saying that flags up the line if anyone is at all interested that something isn't right. But it doesn't really harm you either because you're expressing concern for someone else's welfare with evidence, rather than gossiping. Either way, you're off to an exciting new professional opportunity and would like to thank them for the oppportunity, blah.