It reminds me of my exit interview back in the day. The email just signed me up for one, and as I was getting a nice payout, I figured I should comply so every box was checked. I show up appointed time, and the HR lady is in the conference room laughing it up with some other lady I don't know at all, who apparently was also being interviewed. They went on for some time, and finally 20 minutes after my appointment they come out, having had a grand old time chatting about retirement.
So, I do in, finally, and sit with the HR lady and she refers to her sheet and starts asking me questions I find somewhat personal, none of their beeswax, very odd, and strange, so I answer monosyllabically to the extent possible. She gets a bit frustrated with me, as she is at the end of her list, and I've been in there about 12 minutes total for a 30 minute interview.
"Is there anything else?", I ask. "No, you can go, thank you." Box checked.
I recall some of the questions:
What are your plans after retirement? Do you like to travel, play golf, have a hobby?
Me: I haven't made any plans.
Is your wife looking forward to having you home more now?
Me: I'm not married.
Do you wish to give any feedback to your supervisor?
Me: No.
Do you have any suggestions for how things are done here?
Me: No.
How do you feel about your career here at X?
Me: Fine.
Is there anything else you wish you had been able to accomplish here at X?
Me: No.
I suspect all of this was to assess the odds I might sue the company for being let go, though I had already signed an agreement not to do so. It, to me, was very weird. I guess it gives HR something to do, they were the most worthless department in the company in my view.
