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Employee Exit Interview

A candid exit conversation with a departing employee — why they're leaving, what the business needs to know, and what institutional knowledge to capture.

8 questions~4 min to complete

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Questions

1.

What is your main reason for leaving?

Multiple choiceRequired
2.

What did you enjoy most about working here?

Be specific — this helps us understand what to protect as the business grows.

Long textRequired
3.

What frustrated you most, and what would you have changed?

Candid feedback is the most valuable thing you can leave us. We won't take it personally.

Long textRequired
4.

What knowledge, relationships, or processes will be hardest to replace after you leave?

Think about what only you know — customers, vendors, tools, workarounds, history.

Long textRequired
5.

What advice would you give to the person taking your role?

What do they need to know that isn't written down anywhere?

Long textRequired
6.

How well do you think the business treated you overall?

Rating scaleRequired
7.

Would you recommend this business as a place to work?

Yes / NoRequired
8.

Is there anything you wanted to say but never had the right opportunity to?

This is a safe space. Even small things are worth capturing.

Long textOptional

What you'll get

After each completed session, Mayetik generates a structured AI summary. Here's an example of the output format — the actual content reflects each respondent's answers.

Sample AI summary

Key themes from this session

The respondent's answers highlighted three recurring themes — each supported by specific examples drawn from their experience. The summary captures what was said, not what was expected.

Standout insights

Two responses stood out as unusually detailed and pointed to an area worth following up on. The full text of each answer is preserved below the summary.

Suggested next steps

Based on the patterns in this session, the AI identified three concrete actions for the project team to consider. These are drawn directly from the respondent's own suggestions.

Generated from 8 questions · ~4 min session


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