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Q: Do you feel comfortable giving your boss negative feedback?

Answered by 10,000+ others in All Departments

Gender

Male

69% Yes

Female

64% Yes

Ethnicity

% who responded "Yes"

68% of Caucasian employees selected "Yes" when asked "Do you feel comfortable giving your boss negative feedback?", while only 63% of Asian or Pacific Islander employees chose "Yes".

68%

Caucasian

68%

Other

66%

Hispanic or Latino

65%

African American/Black

65%

Native American

63%

Asian or Pacific Islander

Department

% who responded "Yes"

79% of employees in the HR department selected "Yes" when asked "Do you feel comfortable giving your boss negative feedback?", while only 53% of employees in the Legal department chose "Yes".

HR 79%

Executive 77%

Engineering 69%

Sales 68%

Product 67%

Business Development 67%

IT 67%

Marketing 66%

Customer Support 66%

Admin 65%

Operations 64%

Design 62%

Finance 61%

Communications 61%

Legal 53%

Age

% who responded "Yes"

66% of employees aged 31-35 selected "Yes" when asked "Do you feel comfortable giving your boss negative feedback?", while only 54% of employees aged 61-65 chose "Yes".

Education

% who responded "Yes"

65% of employees with Some college selected "Yes" when asked "Do you feel comfortable giving your boss negative feedback?", while only 61% of employees with a Doctoral or professional education level chose "Yes".

Experience

% who responded "Yes"

70% of employees at their company 6 to 10 Years selected "Yes" when asked "Do you feel comfortable giving your boss negative feedback?", while only 63% of Entry Level employees at their company chose "Yes".

Entry Level

1 to 3 Years

3 to 6 Years

6 to 10 Years

Over 10 Years

Location

% who responded "Yes"

69% of employees in Los Angeles selected "Yes" when asked "Do you feel comfortable giving your boss negative feedback?", while only 60% of employees in Riverside, CA chose "Yes".

Los Angeles 69%

Boston 69%

San Francisco 68%

Denver 67%

Phoenix 67%

Atlanta 67%

Chicago 66%

Washington, DC 66%

Minneapolis 66%

New York 64%

Seattle 64%

Houston 64%

San Diego 64%

Fort Lauderdale, FL 64%

Dallas 63%

Riverside, CA 60%

Gender & Department

% who responded "Yes"

80% of Male employees in the Executive department selected "Yes" when asked "Do you feel comfortable giving your boss negative feedback?", while only 50% of Female employees in the Legal department chose "Yes".

Admin

Male 68%

Female 64%

Business Development

Male 71%

Female 61%

Communications

Male 63%

Female 60%

Customer Support

Male 71%

Female 63%

Design

Male 67%

Female 60%

Engineering

Male 70%

Female 65%

Executive

Male 80%

Female 69%

Finance

Male 62%

Female 61%

Male 79%

Female 79%

Male 67%

Female 65%

Legal

Male 58%

Female 50%

Marketing

Male 68%

Female 64%

Operations

Male 64%

Female 64%

Product

Male 69%

Female 64%

Sales

Male 72%

Female 64%

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