C820
Survey regarding Perceived Working Atmosphere
Assessment 2
This conversation took place with one of my superiors after we were asked to fill out a
survey regarding our perceived working atmosphere. We are almost all remote employees.
After the survey was evaluated by administration our managers were tasked with calling a
departmental meeting to go over the survey results and ask if we thought there was room for
improvement and, if so, please open the discussion. As one might imagine, this started a whole
menagerie of complaints, but no real solutions. My reaction to this was to wait and talk to my
manager one on one. There are 20 people on our team, all with different behaviors and ranging
widely on the conversation meter. The one resounding question from our manager was that she
could not understand two things: How we felt there were favorites and how we felt that we did
not get along with each other since we are all remote workers.
After the meeting, and some time to reflect, I called my manager. I expressed to her my
perceptions of my answers to the two questions she was most concerned with to start the
conversation. My task was to answer the question and do so effectively. Research into our
system, research that I could obtain of our employees and their work load, and possible solutions
were written down before I made the call. I told her that I chose to do a one on one answer as I
was wary of getting into situations leading to a cycle of waste rather than a cycle of value.
Because we have a good working relationship, I felt that a one on one might be more appropriate
for anyone who voiced interest in giving their complaints and or ideas.
At first, I was met with interest on what my opinion was. I candidly told her that while I
could not speak for all, I did find algorithims that were concerning to me when I looked at some
