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Pick the topics you want to ask about, edit the sample statements and choose a rating scale. The questionnaire updates as you type. Download it as a PDF or Word file to print, email or paste into Google Forms. Free, with no sign-up.

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Topics to ask about

Your manager

Pay and benefits

Growth and learning

Workload and hours

Team and culture

Recognition

Plans to stay

More questions

Open questions, answered in their own words

Sharma Retail Pvt Ltd employee engagement survey

This survey takes about 10 minutes. There are no right or wrong answers. Please answer honestly. We do not ask for your name, and only the HR team sees the answers.

About you

Team or department
Location or branch
Time with the company (tick one)Under 6 months / 6 to 12 months / 1 to 3 years / Over 3 years

For each statement, tick one box. 1 = Strongly disagree, 2 = Disagree, 3 = Neither agree nor disagree, 4 = Agree, 5 = Strongly agree.

Your manager

Statement12345
1. My manager tells me clearly what is expected of me.
2. My manager gives me useful feedback at least once a month.
3. I can talk to my manager about a problem without worrying.
4. My manager treats everyone in the team fairly.

Pay and benefits

Statement12345
5. My pay is fair for the work I do.
6. I understand how my salary and incentives are worked out.
7. My salary is paid on time and without mistakes.
8. The benefits here, like leave, insurance and PF, meet my needs.

Growth and learning

Statement12345
9. I have learned new skills in the last six months.
10. I can see a way to grow in this company.
11. Promotions here go to the people who earn them.

Workload and hours

Statement12345
12. My workload is manageable in most weeks.
13. My shifts or working hours are planned in good time.
14. I can take leave when I need it.

Team and culture

Statement12345
15. People in my team help each other.
16. I feel respected at work.
17. I would feel safe reporting bad behaviour.

Recognition

Statement12345
18. I get credit when I do good work.
19. In the last month, someone thanked me for my work.

Plans to stay

Statement12345
20. I see myself working here a year from now.
21. I am proud to tell people where I work.

Would you recommend working here?

22. How likely are you to recommend this company to a friend as a place to work? (0 = not at all likely, 10 = very likely)

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In your own words

23. What is one thing we should change to make this a better place to work?

24. What is the best thing about working here?

25. Is there anything else you want to tell us?

Thank you for taking the time to answer. We will share what we learn and what we plan to change.

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What to ask in an employee engagement survey

An engagement survey asks staff how they feel about the parts of the job that make them stay or leave. Write each question as a short statement that people rate from disagree to agree. One idea per statement, so the answer means one thing.

Most surveys cover these topics. The builder above has sample statements for each one:

  • Their manager: “My manager tells me clearly what is expected of me.”
  • Pay and benefits: “My pay is fair for the work I do.”
  • Growth and learning: “I can see a way to grow in this company.”
  • Workload and hours: “My shifts or working hours are planned in good time.”
  • Team and culture: “I feel respected at work.”
  • Recognition: “I get credit when I do good work.”
  • Communication: “Leaders explain the reasons behind big decisions.”
  • Tools and training: “The training I got prepared me for my job.”
  • Plans to stay: “I see myself working here a year from now.”

How many questions to ask

A yearly survey works best with 20 to 30 statements and two or three open questions. That takes about 10 minutes. Longer surveys get rushed answers near the end.

For a short check between yearly surveys, pick 5 to 10 statements on the topics that scored lowest last time. Ask the same statements each time, so you can see if the score moved.

How to run the survey

Many store, factory and field staff do not have a work email. Print the PDF, or paste the questions into a Google Form and share the link on WhatsApp. Give people time during their shift to fill it in.

  • Tell people why you are asking and who will see the answers
  • Keep it anonymous if you ask about managers
  • Do not report a group smaller than five people, so no one can be picked out
  • Keep it open for one or two weeks and send one reminder
  • Share the results and one change you will make within a month

How to read the results

For each statement, count the share of people who agreed (4 or 5 on a 5-point scale). Then compare teams, branches and managers. The topic with the lowest share is where to start.

For the 0 to 10 question, take the share who gave 9 or 10 and subtract the share who gave 0 to 6. This is called the employee net promoter score. It runs from minus 100 to plus 100.

Read the open answers last. They tell you why a score is low. Low scores in one team often show up later as people leaving, so check the attrition rate for the same teams.

Work out your attrition rate

What a survey cannot tell you

A survey shows where people are unhappy. It rarely shows why, because few people write long answers on a form. And an anonymous survey cannot tell you who is about to leave.

To find out why, talk to people one by one. Ask what keeps them and what would make them leave. These are called stay interviews.

Stay interview questions to ask next

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FAQ

Questions about the employee engagement survey builder

Is this free to use?
Yes. There is no sign-up and no limit. The document is made in your browser, so Goodfit never sees or stores what you type.
Should an employee engagement survey be anonymous?
Usually yes. People answer more honestly about their manager when their name is not on the form. The cost is that you cannot follow up with one person. If you want to follow up, say clearly at the start that answers carry their name.
How often should we run it?
Run the full survey once a year. Add a short survey of 5 to 10 statements every three months. Ask new hires separately at about 30 and 90 days, when most early doubts come up.
Which rating scale should I use?
The 1 to 5 scale from strongly disagree to strongly agree is the most common, and easy for everyone to follow. Pick 1 to 4 if you want to remove the middle option so people lean one way.
Can I put these questions into Google Forms?
Yes. Click Copy text and paste the questions into a Google Form or Microsoft Form. Use a linear scale question for each statement.
Can I translate it into Hindi or another language?
Yes. Download the Word file and type the statements in the language your staff read best. The PDF supports English only.
How is the would-recommend score worked out?
Take the share of people who gave 9 or 10, then subtract the share who gave 0 to 6. If 40% gave 9 or 10 and 25% gave 0 to 6, the score is plus 15.

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