Voluntary Resignation Exit Survey

Anonymous exit survey for employees leaving voluntarily to understand reasons for departure, manager relationship, growth opportunities, and what might have changed the decision to resign.

Departure Context

• What best describes your reason for leaving this role?
  Choose the primary reason that most influenced your decision to resign voluntarily.
• Please briefly explain the primary reason for your decision to leave.
  Optional context to help us understand the factors behind your decision.
• How likely were you to stay with the organization over the next 12 months?
  5-point Likert scale: Strongly disagree → Strongly agree
• If you rated your intent to stay low, what was the main reason?
  Shown when intent to stay is rated low; explain what drove the decision to leave.

Manager, Growth, and Work Experience

• My manager supported my success in this role.
  5-point Likert scale: Strongly disagree → Strongly agree
• If you rated your manager support low, what could your manager have done differently?
  Open-ended follow-up for low manager effectiveness ratings.
• I had clear opportunities to grow and develop here.
  5-point Likert scale: Strongly disagree → Strongly agree
• If you rated growth opportunities low, what was missing?
  Open-ended follow-up for low growth ratings.
• My workload was manageable and sustainable.
  5-point Likert scale: Strongly disagree → Strongly agree
• If you rated workload sustainability low, what contributed most to that experience?
  Open-ended follow-up for low workload ratings.

Retention Levers and Final Feedback

• Which of the following changes would have most likely influenced you to stay?
  Select all that apply. Examples: compensation, promotion path, manager support, workload, flexibility, role scope, team culture, location, benefits.
• What is the single most important change that could have changed the outcome?
  Focus on the one change with the greatest retention impact.
• Would you recommend this organization as a place to work?
  eNPS-style 0-10 scale: promoter / passive / detractor
• What is the primary reason for your recommendation score?
  Open-ended follow-up to the recommendation score.
• Anything else you'd like to share before you leave?
  Final open comment.