Remote & Hybrid Work Experience Survey

Welcome to the Remote & Hybrid Work Experience Survey. This confidential survey takes approximately 13 minutes and asks about your remote work experience over the last 30 days. Your responses are anonymous and will be reported only in aggregate to help improve our remote work practices. Participation is entirely voluntary — you may skip any question or stop at any time. There are no right or wrong answers; we simply want your honest perspective.

Over the last 30 days, approximately what share of your workdays were remote?

• 0% (I worked onsite only)
• 1–25%
• 26–50%
• 51–75%
• 76–99%
• 100% (fully remote)

The following questions ask you to rate different aspects of your remote setup. Please respond based on your experience over the last 30 days.

How effective was team collaboration on remote days?

How would you rate your personal productivity on remote days compared to onsite days?

How easy was it to disconnect from work at the end of the day on remote days?

Overall, how satisfied are you with your remote or hybrid work experience at this company?

What is your primary job function?

• Engineering/IT
• Product/Design
• Operations
• Sales/Marketing
• Customer Support/Success
• HR/People
• Finance/Legal
• Other
• Prefer not to say

Thank you for completing this survey. Your responses are confidential and will be used to improve our remote and hybrid work practices. If you have any questions, please contact [survey administrator].

How would you rate the reliability and speed of your internet connection on remote days?

Which collaboration tools did you actively use on remote days? Select all that apply.

• Slack or Microsoft Teams
• Zoom, Google Meet, or Webex
• Asana, Jira, or Trello
• Confluence, Notion, or SharePoint
• Online whiteboards (Miro, Mural, FigJam)
• Email
• Other
• None of the above

How often did unclear priorities or goals slow you down on remote days?

How would you rate your overall sense of connection to your team on remote days?

Based on your responses throughout this survey, what is the single most important change that would improve your remote work experience?

How long have you been with the company?

• Less than 6 months
• 6–12 months
• 1–2 years
• 3–5 years
• 6+ years
• Prefer not to say

How would you rate the quality of your video conferencing tools (e.g., Zoom, Teams, Meet)?

On a typical remote day, roughly how many meetings did you have?

• 0 meetings
• 1–2
• 3–4
• 5–6
• 7 or more

How often did waiting for responses from colleagues slow you down on remote days?

We'd like to explore your experience in a bit more depth. An AI moderator will ask you a couple of follow-up questions about your remote work.

What region best describes your primary work time zone?

• Americas
• EMEA
• APAC
• Other
• Prefer not to say

How would you rate the quality of your messaging and collaboration tools (e.g., Slack, Teams chat)?

To what extent were your remote meetings efficient and productive?

How often did technical issues (slow tools, outages, VPN problems) slow you down on remote days?

Are you a people manager?

• Yes
• No
• Prefer not to say

How would you rate the reliability of your VPN or remote-access setup?

How often did excessive or unproductive meetings slow you down on remote days?

Which hardware or environment factors created friction on remote days? Select all that apply.

• Laptop performance
• External monitor(s) setup
• Webcam or microphone
• Headset or audio quality
• VPN or authentication device
• Ergonomics (desk/chair)
• Power or internet reliability
• None of the above

Rank the following improvements by how much they would help your remote work experience. Place the most helpful at the top.

1. Better equipment stipend
2. Faster VPN/network
3. Fewer or shorter meetings
4. Clearer goals and roadmaps
5. Training on remote tools
6. Dedicated focus-time norms

Were there any tools that felt missing, redundant, or difficult to use on remote days? Please describe.