Dear colleagues:
This question is directed to Human Resources professionals in the museum field as well as those who who wear HR among all the other responsibilities on their hat rack.
Andrea N. Michelbach's (2013: 69-70) research "Are Museum
Professionals Happy? Exploring Well-Being Across Domains and in the
Workplace" has identified the need for research on museum workers who are leaving
& those who have already left the museum field.
The American Alliance of Museums provides an extensive set of Human Resources Resources on Standards & Best Practices. Among them is an "Employee Termination Checklist and Exit Interview Questionnaire."
Although that document begins & seems initially to be focused solely on dismissing employees, the results of this HR best practice in which I am interested relate to those employees who leave their jobs by their own choice.
I am in the process of developing a proposal for a conference session that will attempt to mine responses that HR folks have collected in light of the recommended best practice in the "Employee Exit Interview Form."
Specifically, I am interested in data from responses to the following recommended questions on the form:
"I
would appreciate it if you would take a few minutes to respond to the questions
below. All
answers will be held in strict confidence. Thank you.
... [inter alia]-
Why are you leaving?
- Would
you describe your working relationship (with respect to both your particular
job and your relationship with fellow
workers) as pleasant or unpleasant?
-
Are
there any particular practices or working conditions that either led to your
decision to resign or that you feel are detrimental to a satisfactory working
relationship? If so, have you any
suggestions on how to eliminate them?
-
Would
you care to make any other comments?
If you have data, related information, knowledge based on personal experience, or relevant published references, please contact me off line.
Thank you for your attention & consideration.
Apologies for cross-postings.
Respectfully yours
Paul C. Thistle
Reference Cited:
Michelbach,
Andrea N. 2013. “Are Museum Professionals Happy? Exploring Well-Being Across
Domains and in the Workplace.” A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the
requirements for the degree of Master of Arts. Seattle: University of
Washington. https://digital.lib.washington.edu/researchworks/bitstream/handle/1773/23533/Michelbach_washington_0250O_11485.pdf?sequence=1
(accessed 22 October 2014).