I'm being made redundant next month. Have worked for a small charity (less than 10 people) for nearly a decade and I'd say for the last 3 years I've been openly saying in reports to directors and senior management that the department isn't financially viable in its current form. I've kept meticulous records, have rewritten policies and procedures to try and make the role work, worked for free (my choice), made suggestions about alternative structures and ways it could move forward even though realistically the changes would mean downgrading the role and at that point it wouldn't work for me from a time/money perspective anymore. I've got it as good as I could but especially in the current economic climate, it isn't working. It's been a lovely job and I didn't want to quit, but it's felt that a restructure has been on the cards for ages for good of the charities long term interests. Now that the department is set up and running they could have part time, cheaper people running it and it'll be more viable financially. I've been so certain this day was coming I've been steadily writing a handover document for the last few years to be sure I captured everything in the role ready for whoever takes over.
A couple of months ago they engaged an external company to look at the role descriptions etc, basically a very cloak and dagger restructure process began but noone would call it that. During this time the senior team completely changed their behaviour to the staff, stopped being open and friendly etc (We used to have team meetings where we'd talk about the weekend, update on family life etc and it all stopped and became very professional and perfunctory).
During the process the external team called into question my loyalty to the company, my ability to do the job and basically asked me several times to justify my presence. I openly said that I thought it was in the charities best interests to be restructuring and that the questions were confusing me as there's written evidence going back years of my opinions on it. It got ugly and uncomfortable. I tried to distance myself from it and tell myself there are just procedures and boxes to tick and it isn't personal but some of the things they said blooming felt personal (like I'd organised the calendar to suit my own social life rather than the good of the company, most of the team are part time working parents so it's completely common for people not to book things during the holidays for example, but it was made to sound like it was just me and I'd done it to be lazy and take advantage). They were SO rude, but the worst part of it all was my manager being unable to even look me in the eye or speak to me afterwards. They've announced a new role (surprisingly the one I had previously suggested) and I accepted redundancy. But the way it was handled has left a bitter taste and I can't wait to leave which is a shame because I have genuinely loved working there up until the last year or so.
The general manager and lead director are now asking me to complete an exit questionnaire, with an interview on my last day, with one of the team from the external HR company. Have looked through it and the questions have made me see red. I have already answered them in various guises, reports, emails, meetings etc for years. There's no question in there they don't already have an answer to. It's a generic, box ticking bullshit form and the interview will be similar. I don't want to waste another moment of my time on it or spend another moment in the presence of the HR 'professionals'.
If my boss/the HR team had treated me with the openness, honesty and respect I've treated the company with I'd be more than happy to continue being helpful, but at this point I don't feel like I owe them a scrap of anything and am not in the mood to be of any further help.
TLDR: Am being made redundant after an ugly restructure. Can they make me complete an exit questionnaire and interview or can I refuse to cooperate?