Management Demanded Honest Feedback—Then Blew Up When She Exposed Their Toxic Internal Mismanagement
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Anonymous workplace surveys are pointless when management only wants positive answers.
This employee normally ignored the surveys because earlier concerns were always dismissed.
Once participation became mandatory, they decided to provide the honest feedback management had requested.
See how this boss reacted when the ratings were not flattering.
Mandatory Feedback? Okay, you got it…
Since I started working at this company, we have received third-party emails asking us to complete anonymous feedback.
I always ignored them because I went directly to my supervisor with any concerns, and when they took it up with their supervisor, it was usually shut down or ignored.
Okay, fine.
So frustrated by the low participation, management had a bright idea.
Recently, the boss made it mandatory to complete these surveys. They are anonymous, but the third-party program has a way of letting management know how many people from each department participated.
So if we don’t do the surveys, then my supervisor—who I really like—gets it counted against them.
Okay. You want feedback? You got it.
This employee finally decided to comply… maliciously, that is.
I gave mostly terrible ratings and comments. I gave my honest opinion.
(I’m already looking for another job because of all the issues, and the schedule doesn’t work for me anymore.)
The program allows management to respond to any answer; they just don’t know who they are talking to.
The honest words really got to management.
This boss is clearly upset. I mean, the further into the questions we go, the more irritated their answers get.
I’m told to get another job, that they have feedback for me, asking why I work here—yada yada.
The employee couldn’t help but laugh.
It was honestly a fun read, and I laughed.
But it’s also so sad that they don’t listen, then want feedback, then get angry when it’s negative.
Hopefully this HR department learned a valuable lesson that day.
Redditors chime in with their thoughts.
Anonymous surveys are rarely truly anonymous.
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Even if the survey doesn’t include names, there are still other ways to have your identity revealed.
It’s hard to feel motivated to give feedback when management never listens.
If you enjoyed this story, check out this post about a delivery driver who, after being scolded for ignoring parking policies, decides to maliciously comply himself into some serious overtime.
Are completing surveys even a good use of employee time?
This employee completed the mandatory survey with honest criticism after management repeatedly ignored concerns raised through normal channels.
The boss responded defensively, questioned why the anonymous worker stayed, and even suggested finding another job.
Management wanted feedback, just not that feedback.
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