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How would you rate the effectiveness of your CEO to drive business results?
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Excellent
Good
Average
Poor
Very Bad
Have you been verbally abused or severely harassed (non-sexual) by your boss at your current job?
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Female
Yes
Male
Yes

How has corporate culture changed since the rise of startup culture?

  • People have expectations in a regular organization that are more like startups and cannot be match.

7 answers • Office Culture

How often do you get to personally interact or work with the CEO of your company?
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Daily
Weekly
Monthly
1-5 Times/yr
Never

How can I build a culture for my remote workers?

  • Don't have remote workers?

11 answers • Leadership

Does your current employer focus on improving your company culture?
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Female
Yes
Male
Yes

If I give my employees shorter Friday workdays during the summer, how can I be sure productivity won't drop?

  • You will not notice a difference, but your employees will be much happier. Shorter Mondays (ie. afternoons only) are another one.

22 answers • Leadership

What are some reasons you've been given for not getting a raise?

  • We don't have a system in place to do that. No money. You've only been here 6 years......

27 answers • Office Culture

Which of the following soft skills has helped you advance most in your career?
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Humility
Likability
Persistence
Empathy
Logic

How should I handle my boss reprimanding me loudly in front of the rest of the team?

  • A toxic boss don’t deserve you. Vote with your feet. The economy is excellent so why put up with nonsense?

24 answers • Leadership

Has your company ever had a major data breach of user information?
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Female
Yes
Male
Yes

Is it crazy to look for a new job when you are potentially 6 months away from a good promotion because you aren't confident in your companies leadership?

  • Poor leadership is the kiss of death to companies and careers. If you trust your judgement more than your leadership then make a move to...

14 answers • Professional Development

How much has your company's revenue grown in the last year?
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Over 100%
50-100%
10-50%
Stayed Flat
Went Down

How should I handle differing instructions from multiple bosses?

  • Communicate to each of them the conflict in direction and ask them to prioritize.

14 answers • Leadership

I sit at a desk 8 hours a day. What are some things I can do at work to improve my health?

  • That was a losing battle for me for twenty years. I was a college teacher with increasingly more and more on line classes and fewer and...

16 answers • Office Culture

In your opinion, how important is having fun with your coworkers to the success of your Company?
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Extremely Important
Important
Neutral
Slightly Important
Not Important

Are team building events effective? Why or why not?

  • It depends on the environment. I'm in a toxic environment so asking me to give up my free time to spend more time in that environment is an...

13 answers • Office Culture

How much notice should you give an employer if you plan to leave the company?

  • How much notice does the company typically give employees when they let them go? If the company typically gives same day notice that an...

37 answers • Office Culture

How would you rate the quality of the co-workers in your department & on your immediate team?
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Excellent
Good
Average
Below Average
Very Poor

How long would you give a bad hire to prove themselves at the job?

  • It depends on what is meant by "bad" and what is meant by "prove".

24 answers • Leadership

What are some of the hardest lessons you had to learn during your first few years in the workforce?

  • to keep your mouth shut and do your job even if what you were told was wrong

15 answers • Professional Development

Do the political views of your coworkers affect your working relationship with them?
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Female
Yes
Male
Yes

What will be the consequences from my company for using my benefits too much?

  • probably try to get rid of me and get someone with a lower pay scale

20 answers • Office Culture

Is it fair for me to be fired when an illness has kept out of work for a long period?

  • no but there were many who were out often and did not lose their jobs

17 answers • Office Culture