HR Girl 4'11" Blog

How Are We Doing? - Feedback Slips For Your Employees

Many companies offer a feedback slip to it's customers in order for them to receive critical feedback whether it be good or bad, in order for the company to monitor it's customers' satisfaction. Likewise, feedback should be an assurance that it's customers will continue to come back on a regular basis.

But what about your employees? Have you ever thought about a comment slot for them? Do you fear what will be said? Are you certain that your top talent will remain on board with your business?

Offering employees an opportunity to write down their thoughts and provide feedback in a confidential space is one of many positive steps towards retaining top talent and monitor your employees' overall satisfaction with their job, regardless of your industry.

A simple feedback program is of ZERO cost to you, therefore it is not necessary to purchase fancy software and/or facilitate long meetings. Simply print out a slip for them to fill out anonymously. Once they have completed it, they may place it into an assigned slot or with a trustworthy staff member (non management).

Here are a few questions that should be included on the slip, feel free to use this as your actual form:

Is your boss knowledgeable about the requirements for your position?	0	1	2	3	4	5
Do you receive feedback on the tasks performed; either correctly or incorrect?	0	1	2	3	4	5
Are decisions made promptly enough for you to have the materials necessary to complete your tasks?	0	1	2	3	4	5
Is your work space efficient for you to perform your tasks within reason?	0	1	2	3	4	5
Is your work space safe and cleared of possible hazards?	0	1	2	3	4	5
Do you feel as if you received proper training / orientation for the position?	0	1	2	3	4	5
Is there more training that you would like to have access to in relevance to your position?	0	1	2	3	4	5
Are you currently enrolled and utilizing the benefits offered by the company?	0	1	2	3	4	5
Are there more benefits that you would like to see offered by the company?	0	1	2	3	4	5
Do you feel as if you are able to use your skills for your position?	0	1	2	3	4	5
Overall satisfaction with your immediate boss?	0	1	2	3	4	5
Overall satisfaction with company benefits?	0	1	2	3	4	5
Overall satisfaction with company culture?	0	1	2	3	4	5
Overall satisfaction with your job?	0	1	2	3	4	5
What can we do to improve?	0	1	2	3	4	5
Cleanliness of the building (if outside company is responsible for cleaning)?	0	1	2	3	4	5
Quality of foods available in the lunch area?	0	1	2	3	4	5
Responsiveness of the HR Department?	0	1	2	3	4	5
Responsiveness of the IT Department?	0	1	2	3	4	5
Responsiveness of the Maintenance?	0	1	2	3	4	5
How likely are you to refer qualified candidates to work for this company?	0	1	2	3	4	5
Please share your thoughts on what we can do to improve your work life experience with us.:	0	1	2	3	4	5

Sick, Hurt, Family Emergency....Certified Faker!

If you've caught an employee fibbing about where they were on their day off due to sickness, or even caught them online on the day when they couldn't even open their eyes due to a severe headache, then you will be relieved to know that this is becoming a growing trend amongst employees who play "sick". Playing around on the internet and posting messages on social networking sites during sick days, is a sure fire way that your employees can be caught in a lie. And you don't even have to spy on them, because the proof is going to be there indefinitely. If you've been awake for the last 2 years, you will know that social networking is exploding, and it's not even close to being a fad that will fade in the next century. The most popular (8)  joints are:

• Facebook
• Twitter
• LinkedIn
• Ning
• Myspace
• Plaxo
• Hi5
• Bebo

Now another issue regarding days off is a valid reason.  They will not only lie about not coming in, but they will also lie with proof.  I am talking about fake notes. Yes fake doctors notes and obituaries, just to get out of going to work. Here are a few websites who offer this service:

• www.jumptags.com
• www.phoneyexcuses.com
• www.myexcusedabsence.com
• www.thefakedoctorsnote.com
• www.bestfakedoctornotes.com
• www.scumdoctor.com

Hopefully you will never have to use any of these resources that I have provided for you here. But this is one blog post that you should keep in mind for your next faker.