The lack of participation is what ki-ls them. You could tell them everything is wrong and they will tell you-
“We heard you! You want less chairs because it promotes more physical fitness at work”
But when there is a lack of participation, that’s a lack of engagement. A disengaged workforce is the hallmark of a poorly run company and sign of major culture problems.
They were more concerned on the last survey about participation levels than by what we wrote.
If your boss is ‘forcing’ you to take the survey so their numbers look good, provide all negative feedback and in the fill-in-the-blank portion state: ‘I work in a culture where employees feel pressured to participate in a survey that is supposed to be anonymous and voluntary. This undermines the credibility of the survey and makes employees less likely to provide honest feedback.’”