Haha, I love these "With all due respect, you're a moron" lines :D I'm kidding, it's fine.
> whatever you say in the exit interview usually doesn't have a material positive effect on one's own life except possibly the chance to get some closure if things have been really bad
The material positive effect is the act of staying honest itself. It is psychologically damaging to do otherwise, or at least for me it was. If holding things back doesn't bother the person, then I have no argument.
> So whose name should I write down when asked for a referee? My own?
In a way. What I was getting at was that _later on in your career_, you will not need references if you're half decent. But yes, I did say that things are different when you're starting out, and you may have to play the game a little more.
> whatever you say in the exit interview usually doesn't have a material positive effect on one's own life except possibly the chance to get some closure if things have been really bad
The material positive effect is the act of staying honest itself. It is psychologically damaging to do otherwise, or at least for me it was. If holding things back doesn't bother the person, then I have no argument.
> So whose name should I write down when asked for a referee? My own?
In a way. What I was getting at was that _later on in your career_, you will not need references if you're half decent. But yes, I did say that things are different when you're starting out, and you may have to play the game a little more.