I know many are planning to quit soon and to let their managers know exactly why they're leaving. Don't do that. They won't care. You won't achieve anything other than burn a bridge. I know nobody leaves planning to return, but you never know what the future might bring. Just my 2 cents.
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So....... what you're saying is to not be transparent as to why you are leaving the company, because Schwab doesn't really care about the why?
Yeah, what a healthy environment to be in. Not toxic at all. 🙄
My 4 cents. Burn all the bridges you can. Schwab is one company out of millions. Don’t be afraid to say what’s in your heart. “A coward dies a thousand deaths, a hero dies but once.” -Shakespeare
the bridges do not burn you back, people do.
There is an advantage to bridge burning: it prevents an easy backslide down the road. How many have gone back to their ex only to seriously regret it? If you actually hated it there and don't want to see youself back in a bad relationship, then light it up!
Bad advice, never give people loyalty they do not deserve. The only way to change is to act. Being silent about the problems that plague the industry means that those problems will follow you to the next place with your “bridges”. People who will back you will be behind your truth.
Missed OP point.
The point is that nothing will change. Certainly not based on one person’s exit interview.
They don’t deserve advice. People making millions a year have convinced themselves that their way is best, that detractors are wrong and that a rigged survey is great when positive and dreadful when negative.
We also forget that the game is different. Our game is often efficiency and a good company. Theirs is promotion, power, control, short term gains and or strategies including automation and outsourcing.
So burning a bridge is giving notice and telling your manager why you are leaving, that's an interesting perspective. That makes no sense.
OP is right. Just be graceful about it. There will be an exit survey sent out. Say what you want as professionally as possible. But yes, keep it professional. You never know when you might work with or interview with these people again. At Schwab or elsewhere.
Bad advice, never give people loyalty they do not deserve. The only way to change is to act. Being silent about the problems that plague the industry means that those problems will follow you to the next place with your “bridges”. People who will back you will be behind your truth.
100% agree. If you plan on staying in this industry, you will run into the same people at some point down the line. Play the game.