1.
Companies approach time-off for their employees differently. Which of the policies listed below most resembles your company’s time-off policies?
There is no official vacation or sick-time policies for employees. Managers trust employees to get their work done as well as manage their personal lives.
There are a set number of sick days and vacation days allowed for each employee, but these are not strictly monitored.
The number of sick days and vacation days allowed are detailed in the company’s policy and strictly and fairly monitored by the company and supervisors.
2.
When you interviewed for your current position, with whom did you meet during the interview process?
Human resources
Human resources + Direct manager/supervisor
Human resources + Direct manager/supervisor + Peers
Human resources + Direct manager/supervisor + Peers + Senior management (manager’s manager, VPs, Directors, Senior managers, etc)
Human resources + Direct manager/supervisor + Peers + Senior management (manager’s manager, VPs, Directors, Senior managers, etc) + Top management (Company owner, CEO, CFO, etc.)
3.
During an employee meeting at work, one employee makes discriminating remarks about the new African-American and Indian employees recently hired in the department. What response below best describes your company’s policy on how your manager should react?
According to company policy the manager should immediately say in front of the group that racial slurs are not allowed in any setting and would then inform the employee that his comments will be reported to human resources.
According to company policy the manager should tell the employee in front of the group that he or she should set up a private meeting with the manager to discuss the inappropriateness of his comments.
There is no stated policy for such behavior but the manager should be expected to ignore the comments in public but deal with the employee in private.
There is no stated policy for such behavior; the manager is expected to do nothing.
4.
Please check the box that best describes how your company keeps employees informed of its long-term goals.
The company routinely informs all employees of its long-term goals for the future as well as specific objectives being undertaken by various departments to meet these goals.
Occasionally long-term goals are mentioned in various meetings, but there is no formal meeting or newsletter specifically for this purpose.
I am not unaware of my company’s long-term goals nor am I aware of any efforts made by my company to inform employees of these goals.
5.
Please check the box that best describes how your company keeps employees informed of its financial standing.
The company routinely informs all employees of its financial standing.
Occasionally financial information is mentioned ad-hoc at various meeting, but there is no formal policy for keeping employees informed of the company’s finances.
I am not aware of my company’s financial standing nor am I aware of any efforts made by my company to inform employees of the company’s financial situation.
