Companies vary in the way they react when employees leave the organization.
Reactions may include anger, relief, surprise, disappointment, denial, celebration or all of the above. Once managers hear of an employee defection the next priority is getting a replacement selected, trained and producing. And since businesses are still operating in a very competitive labor market, this cycle can be very costly, lengthy and disruptive. Talk to the Leavers. The most effective form of talking to the leavers is through exit interviews .