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by keslag 4020 days ago
I like the idea, but there is more than just my team that I have to deal with. This is suited to healthy startups I'm guessing, but enerprise, government, etc... all have external forces that can make this report very deceiving.
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I too like the idea, and am of two minds of this.

In the hands of individuals it's a good tracking tool: I wasn't really aware that I was... maybe not as happy at work as I would have liked until I took this week's survey. I'm interested in the historic data too, after I put a couple of data points in there.

In the hands of Management, let's just say I'm very wary. Management can use this data to improve a bad situation, ("You're unhappy because we schedule meetings every day at 3 and you can't get work done? Ok, let's stop doing that"). OR more likely, especially as companies grow bigger, can just make the situation worse: ("Let's have an awkward conversation about feelings and why you're not hyper happy this week / I'll blow smoke up your rear so you'll feel better, but those meetings at 3? Yeah, not ever going to change")