You can learn a lot about a company by looking at how it hires people.

I think you can learn even more by looking at how people leave.

How does the company treat someone who resigns?

How does leadership talk about former employees once they’re gone?

Are departures treated as betrayal—or as a normal part of a career?

When someone is terminated, is it handled with professionalism and dignity?

And maybe most importantly: Does leadership ever ask why good people are leaving, or does it simply explain away every departure?

Companies spend enormous amounts of time managing their reputation with customers, investors, recruits, and employees.

But one of the most revealing moments in an organization happens when there is no longer anything to gain from the relationship.

That is when culture gets tested.

A great onboarding experience is important.

A great employment experience is even better.

But I believe the way a company handles the exit tells you something neither of those can:

Who the company is when the employee is no longer useful to them.

The best organizations shouldn't just conduct exit interviews.

They should study exits.

Because turnover isn't always just an employee leaving.

Sometimes it's feedback walking out the door.

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