I have under 25% ownership in a small company that is about 12 months from being closed permanently. My business partner hired a new HR person in December. I recently found out that she is doing exit interviews but she never told me about it. My business partner never told me, but that is normal, we rarely talk. I think as an owner I should have been notified. I would like to email HR and my business partner and ask why I wasn't notified. Any advise on how to write an email that would address the lack of communication regarding this new practice of exit interviews.
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8Having exit interviews is a standard HR practice. Are you normally notified when people do their jobs in a standard way? Were you notified before, that exit interview do not happen? Was it some kind of board decision that exit interviews are not to happen?– nvoigt ♦Commented Mar 16, 2022 at 14:58
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4"Why wasn't I informed of the exit interviews?" - That seems like a pretty direct way of asking to me.– joeqwertyCommented Mar 16, 2022 at 14:59
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6Is it customary at this company for every employee to notify you of all of the day to day tasks that they perform for their role?– sf02Commented Mar 16, 2022 at 15:59
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I agree it is a standard practice. We should have been doing it for years but it wasn't till recent that we had the HR person in place to handle it.– DJLAELCommented Mar 16, 2022 at 17:02
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3What adverse impact do you perceive due to not being notified?– PM 77-1Commented Mar 16, 2022 at 17:17
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I recently found out that she is doing exit interviews but she never told me about it.
It's not unusual for people to go about doing their jobs without telling even part owners of the company about every little detail.
I think as an owner I should have been notified. I would like to email HR and my business partner and ask why I wasn't notified. Any advise on how to write an email that would address the lack of communication regarding this new practice of exit interviews.
Write the e-mail by hand, really pour all your thoughts and feelings on this matter into the text. Then burn it and go do something useful instead. Seriously, there's nothing to be gained by having a temper tantrum over something so trivial - they're doing their job, and so what if you'd have preferred to know about it sooner? You know now and they can't go back in time and retroactively let you know. Let it go.
As you mentioned in a comment:
I agree it is a standard practice. We should have been doing it for years but it wasn't till recent that we had the HR person in place to handle it.
It's not a big deal - this HR person is doing their job, and from the sounds of it you agree with how their doing their job. They haven't gone rogue, they aren't doing something seriously out of the norms that you'd normally consider seeking approval for. So just let them get on with it and maybe start worrying about what you're going to do 13 months from now when the company has closed.
answered Mar 16, 2022 at 17:14
