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Q: What do you think would most improve office cultures across different companies?

Answered by 10,000+ others in All Departments

The most common answer was "Better Leaders" (34%)

More Transparency
23%
More Communication
28%
Stricter HR Policies
6%
Better Leaders
34%
More Diverse Employees
9%

Gender

Male

More Transparency
24%
More Communication
27%
Stricter HR Policies
5%
Better Leaders
36%
More Diverse Employees
8%
Answered by 5,000+ Male employees

Female

More Transparency
20%
More Communication
29%
Stricter HR Policies
7%
Better Leaders
33%
More Diverse Employees
11%
Answered by 5,000+ Female employees

Non-Binary

More Transparency
34%
More Communication
10%
Stricter HR Policies
0%
Better Leaders
39%
More Diverse Employees
17%
Answered by < 100 Non-Binary employees

Ethnicity

36%
Better Leaders

Other answered Better Leaders the most among all other ethnicities.

Caucasian answered Stricter HR Policies the least among all other ethnicities.

  • Caucasian
  • Hispanic or Latino
  • African American/Black
  • Asian or Pacific Islander
  • Native American
  • Other
More Transparency
23%
More Communication
29%
Stricter HR Policies
5%
Better Leaders
35%
More Diverse Employees
8%
Answered by 5,000+ Caucasian
More Transparency
19%
More Communication
28%
Stricter HR Policies
10%
Better Leaders
32%
More Diverse Employees
11%
Answered by 1,000+ Hispanic or Latino
More Transparency
18%
More Communication
29%
Stricter HR Policies
12%
Better Leaders
29%
More Diverse Employees
12%
Answered by 1,000+ African American/Black
More Transparency
26%
More Communication
24%
Stricter HR Policies
5%
Better Leaders
34%
More Diverse Employees
11%
Answered by 1,000+ Asian or Pacific Islander
More Transparency
15%
More Communication
32%
Stricter HR Policies
14%
Better Leaders
32%
More Diverse Employees
7%
Answered by 100+ Native American
More Transparency
24%
More Communication
25%
Stricter HR Policies
5%
Better Leaders
36%
More Diverse Employees
10%
Answered by 1,000+ Other

Department

40%
Better Leaders

Operations answered Better Leaders the most among all other departments.

HR answered Stricter HR Policies the least among all other departments.

  • Engineering
  • Product
  • Design
  • Marketing
  • Executive
  • Operations
  • Admin
  • Business Development
  • Finance
  • Communications
  • Customer Support
  • HR
  • IT
  • Legal
  • Sales
  • Customer Success
More Transparency
26%
More Communication
24%
Stricter HR Policies
5%
Better Leaders
35%
More Diverse Employees
10%
Answered by 1,000+ working in Engineering department
More Transparency
21%
More Communication
26%
Stricter HR Policies
8%
Better Leaders
36%
More Diverse Employees
9%
Answered by 500+ working in Product department
More Transparency
16%
More Communication
29%
Stricter HR Policies
13%
Better Leaders
33%
More Diverse Employees
9%
Answered by 500+ working in Design department
More Transparency
23%
More Communication
28%
Stricter HR Policies
5%
Better Leaders
34%
More Diverse Employees
10%
Answered by 1,000+ working in Marketing department
More Transparency
22%
More Communication
31%
Stricter HR Policies
10%
Better Leaders
30%
More Diverse Employees
7%
Answered by 100+ working in Executive department
More Transparency
20%
More Communication
27%
Stricter HR Policies
5%
Better Leaders
40%
More Diverse Employees
8%
Answered by 1,000+ working in Operations department
More Transparency
19%
More Communication
34%
Stricter HR Policies
7%
Better Leaders
31%
More Diverse Employees
9%
Answered by 500+ working in Admin department
More Transparency
24%
More Communication
29%
Stricter HR Policies
5%
Better Leaders
35%
More Diverse Employees
7%
Answered by 100+ working in Business Development department
More Transparency
22%
More Communication
30%
Stricter HR Policies
7%
Better Leaders
34%
More Diverse Employees
7%
Answered by 100+ working in Finance department
More Transparency
23%
More Communication
33%
Stricter HR Policies
8%
Better Leaders
28%
More Diverse Employees
8%
Answered by 100+ working in Communications department
More Transparency
22%
More Communication
32%
Stricter HR Policies
5%
Better Leaders
32%
More Diverse Employees
9%
Answered by 1,000+ working in Customer Support department
More Transparency
22%
More Communication
29%
Stricter HR Policies
2%
Better Leaders
33%
More Diverse Employees
14%
Answered by 500+ working in HR department
More Transparency
24%
More Communication
25%
Stricter HR Policies
4%
Better Leaders
38%
More Diverse Employees
9%
Answered by 1,000+ working in IT department
More Transparency
26%
More Communication
28%
Stricter HR Policies
5%
Better Leaders
34%
More Diverse Employees
7%
Answered by 100+ working in Legal department
More Transparency
21%
More Communication
32%
Stricter HR Policies
7%
Better Leaders
32%
More Diverse Employees
8%
Answered by 1,000+ working in Sales department
More Transparency
33%
More Communication
29%
Stricter HR Policies
3%
Better Leaders
26%
More Diverse Employees
9%
Answered by < 100 working in Customer Success department

Age

43%
More Communication

66+ answered More Communication the most among all other age groups.

56-60 answered Stricter HR Policies the least among all other age groups.

  • 18-25
  • 26-30
  • 31-35
  • 36-40
  • 41-45
  • 46-50
  • 51-55
  • 56-60
  • 61-65
  • 66+
More Transparency
18%
More Communication
32%
Stricter HR Policies
14%
Better Leaders
25%
More Diverse Employees
11%
Answered by 1,000+ aged 18-25
More Transparency
23%
More Communication
27%
Stricter HR Policies
9%
Better Leaders
31%
More Diverse Employees
10%
Answered by 1,000+ aged 26-30
More Transparency
24%
More Communication
26%
Stricter HR Policies
7%
Better Leaders
34%
More Diverse Employees
9%
Answered by 1,000+ aged 31-35
More Transparency
22%
More Communication
28%
Stricter HR Policies
5%
Better Leaders
37%
More Diverse Employees
8%
Answered by 1,000+ aged 36-40
More Transparency
20%
More Communication
28%
Stricter HR Policies
6%
Better Leaders
37%
More Diverse Employees
9%
Answered by 1,000+ aged 41-45
More Transparency
20%
More Communication
29%
Stricter HR Policies
4%
Better Leaders
38%
More Diverse Employees
9%
Answered by 500+ aged 46-50
More Transparency
19%
More Communication
31%
Stricter HR Policies
4%
Better Leaders
38%
More Diverse Employees
8%
Answered by 500+ aged 51-55
More Transparency
19%
More Communication
34%
Stricter HR Policies
3%
Better Leaders
36%
More Diverse Employees
8%
Answered by 100+ aged 56-60
More Transparency
25%
More Communication
27%
Stricter HR Policies
3%
Better Leaders
38%
More Diverse Employees
7%
Answered by 100+ aged 61-65
More Transparency
16%
More Communication
43%
Stricter HR Policies
4%
Better Leaders
31%
More Diverse Employees
6%
Answered by < 100 aged 66+

Education

38%
Better Leaders

Master's answered Better Leaders the most among all other education levels.

Bachelor's answered Stricter HR Policies the least among all other education levels.

  • High school
  • Some college
  • Associate's
  • Bachelor's
  • Master's
  • Doctoral or professional
More Transparency
16%
More Communication
35%
Stricter HR Policies
13%
Better Leaders
27%
More Diverse Employees
9%
Answered by 500+ with High school education level
More Transparency
20%
More Communication
32%
Stricter HR Policies
8%
Better Leaders
32%
More Diverse Employees
8%
Answered by 1,000+ with Some college education level
More Transparency
17%
More Communication
33%
Stricter HR Policies
13%
Better Leaders
29%
More Diverse Employees
8%
Answered by 500+ with Associate's education level
More Transparency
24%
More Communication
27%
Stricter HR Policies
4%
Better Leaders
35%
More Diverse Employees
10%
Answered by 1,000+ with Bachelor's education level
More Transparency
22%
More Communication
25%
Stricter HR Policies
6%
Better Leaders
38%
More Diverse Employees
9%
Answered by 1,000+ with Master's education level
More Transparency
21%
More Communication
27%
Stricter HR Policies
8%
Better Leaders
33%
More Diverse Employees
11%
Answered by 100+ with Doctoral or professional education level

Experience

39%
Better Leaders

Over 10 Years answered Better Leaders the most among all other segments.

  • Entry Level
  • 1 to 3 Years
  • 3 to 6 Years
  • 6 to 10 Years
  • Over 10 Years
More Transparency
21%
More Communication
32%
Stricter HR Policies
9%
Better Leaders
27%
More Diverse Employees
11%
Answered by 500+ with Entry Level experience
More Transparency
23%
More Communication
31%
Stricter HR Policies
8%
Better Leaders
28%
More Diverse Employees
10%
Answered by 1,000+ with 1 to 3 Years experience
More Transparency
23%
More Communication
27%
Stricter HR Policies
8%
Better Leaders
33%
More Diverse Employees
9%
Answered by 1,000+ with 3 to 6 Years experience
More Transparency
21%
More Communication
28%
Stricter HR Policies
7%
Better Leaders
34%
More Diverse Employees
10%
Answered by 1,000+ with 6 to 10 Years experience
More Transparency
22%
More Communication
27%
Stricter HR Policies
3%
Better Leaders
39%
More Diverse Employees
9%
Answered by 5,000+ with Over 10 Years experience

Location

52%
More Transparency

Phoenix answered More Transparency the most among all other locations.

Denver answered Stricter HR Policies the least among all other locations.

  • Atlanta
  • Boston
  • Chicago
  • Dallas
  • Denver
  • Fort Lauderdale, FL
  • Houston
  • Los Angeles
  • Minneapolis
  • New York
  • Phoenix
  • Riverside, CA
  • San Diego
  • San Francisco
  • Seattle
  • Washington, DC
More Transparency
25%
More Communication
29%
Stricter HR Policies
6%
Better Leaders
34%
More Diverse Employees
6%
Answered by 100+ in Atlanta
More Transparency
22%
More Communication
28%
Stricter HR Policies
4%
Better Leaders
34%
More Diverse Employees
12%
Answered by 500+ in Boston
More Transparency
21%
More Communication
26%
Stricter HR Policies
6%
Better Leaders
35%
More Diverse Employees
12%
Answered by 500+ in Chicago
More Transparency
28%
More Communication
24%
Stricter HR Policies
5%
Better Leaders
35%
More Diverse Employees
8%
Answered by 100+ in Dallas
More Transparency
26%
More Communication
23%
Stricter HR Policies
3%
Better Leaders
38%
More Diverse Employees
10%
Answered by 100+ in Denver
More Transparency
24%
More Communication
35%
Stricter HR Policies
11%
Better Leaders
12%
More Diverse Employees
18%
Answered by < 100 in Fort Lauderdale, FL
More Transparency
19%
More Communication
29%
Stricter HR Policies
7%
Better Leaders
37%
More Diverse Employees
8%
Answered by 100+ in Houston
More Transparency
22%
More Communication
29%
Stricter HR Policies
7%
Better Leaders
34%
More Diverse Employees
8%
Answered by 1,000+ in Los Angeles
More Transparency
18%
More Communication
26%
Stricter HR Policies
15%
Better Leaders
29%
More Diverse Employees
12%
Answered by < 100 in Minneapolis
More Transparency
23%
More Communication
26%
Stricter HR Policies
6%
Better Leaders
35%
More Diverse Employees
10%
Answered by 1,000+ in New York
More Transparency
52%
More Communication
16%
Stricter HR Policies
6%
Better Leaders
20%
More Diverse Employees
6%
Answered by 100+ in Phoenix
More Transparency
17%
More Communication
17%
Stricter HR Policies
33%
Better Leaders
33%
More Diverse Employees
0%
Answered by < 100 in Riverside, CA
More Transparency
24%
More Communication
22%
Stricter HR Policies
7%
Better Leaders
37%
More Diverse Employees
10%
Answered by < 100 in San Diego
More Transparency
23%
More Communication
23%
Stricter HR Policies
3%
Better Leaders
38%
More Diverse Employees
13%
Answered by 1,000+ in San Francisco
More Transparency
25%
More Communication
26%
Stricter HR Policies
3%
Better Leaders
36%
More Diverse Employees
10%
Answered by 500+ in Seattle
More Transparency
20%
More Communication
30%
Stricter HR Policies
6%
Better Leaders
34%
More Diverse Employees
10%
Answered by 500+ in Washington, DC

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