3 The Exit Interview as Therapeutic Narrative

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[Verse 1]
When a developer walks away from their desk for the last time
Leaving code reviews and standups far behind
There's a moment for reflection on the journey they've made
Like a retrospective for the choices that they've played
The exit interview becomes a healing space
Where career stories find their proper place

[Chorus]
What went well, what didn't go so right
What would you change if you could rewrite
What are you taking as you move ahead
Four questions dancing in your head
Exit interview, therapeutic frame
Familiar format, healing all the same

[Verse 2]
Developers know post-mortems when systems break down
They're comfortable with looking at what came unwound
So when career transitions leave them feeling lost
Structure helps them process what the change has cost
Map their working narrative onto something known
Turn professional reflection into wisdom grown

[Chorus]
What went well, what didn't go so right
What would you change if you could rewrite
What are you taking as you move ahead
Four questions dancing in your head
Exit interview, therapeutic frame
Familiar format, healing all the same

[Bridge]
From sprints to career arcs
From bugs to personal marks
The same framework applies
When you're ready to analyze
Safe and familiar ground
Where deeper truth is found

[Verse 3]
The good times and the struggles both deserve their space
Technical victories and interpersonal disgrace
Lessons learned from failures make the strongest code
Carrying forward wisdom lightens up the load
Career narratives constructed brick by brick
Using tools that make the process somehow click

[Final Chorus]
What went well, what didn't go so right
What would you change if you could rewrite
What are you taking as you move ahead
Four questions dancing in your head
Exit interview, therapeutic frame
Healing happens when we name the game

[Outro]
When developers transition
Use familiar disposition
Four questions, clear and true
Help them process something new

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