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Some people just can't say personally and openly to their boss that there is some problem in policy or system if they think it exists. So they trying to inform this way.

But it's not every case, some experienced specialists can just write story as summary to give some experience to young newcomers, to arouse interest, maybe answer possible questions.

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Side note with nothing to do with the original discussion: My father decided to be honest and give constructive feedback during his exit interview when leaving a company similar in size and importance to Google. Then most of his peers retired and they asked him to come back and offered pretty massive incentives for a pretty small commitment. When he decided to accept? HR got involved and insisted he not be hired because he was "disgruntled" in his exit interview. So now when I leave a company my exit interview is 100% peachy with a vague cliche about why I'm leaving, and I might tell one or two very close friends who work there why I'm leaving. If I trust a company to value my feedback honestly enough, I probably won't be leaving for a while.

The reasons one supplies about leaving a company should always be about where you are going, rather than where you are leaving. It almost never makes sense to burn a bridge.

It's really sad when honest, well-meaning criticism/explanation is perceived as "bridge burning"...

It happens, but it depends on HR person. If such way of behavior is a policy or just a part of character of person in charge.

Thank you for the post. Makes me reconsider the honest route and go for the pleasant route.

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