So I’ve been on the delivering end of these anonymous surveys and also seen the reports. If done correctly through a 3rd party firm, they are anonymous.
All a manager will see is the total score and the comments. Also, if a manager’s team usually has less than 7-10 replies, their score and answers get rolled up to the next level manager.
The issue that comes in with the comments is the wirting style or the content. If it’s something you regularly bitch about and put it verbatim on the survey, of course they’re gonna know it’s you, or if you use specific examples that can easily be tied to you.
The names and ratings are indeed abstracted and rolled up, but if you want to get your concerns across and not have them tie to you, be a more more general and change up your writing style.
So I’ve been on the delivering end of these anonymous surveys and also seen the reports. If done correctly through a 3rd party firm, they are anonymous.
All a manager will see is the total score and the comments. Also, if a manager’s team usually has less than 7-10 replies, their score and answers get rolled up to the next level manager.
The issue that comes in with the comments is the wirting style or the content. If it’s something you regularly bitch about and put it verbatim on the survey, of course they’re gonna know it’s you, or if you use specific examples that can easily be tied to you.
The names and ratings are indeed abstracted and rolled up, but if you want to get your concerns across and not have them tie to you, be a more more general and change up your writing style.
I can second this as an organizational psychologist. They are almost always anonymous, the ones that aren’t are considered exceptional poor practice.