Workday Time Audit: Meetings, Interruptions & Deep Focus

Welcome to the Workday Time Audit Survey. This survey takes approximately 3–5 minutes and asks about your recent experience with meetings, interruptions, and focus time. Your responses are confidential and will be reported only in aggregate — no individual answers will be shared with managers or leadership. Participation is voluntary, and you may stop at any time. There are no right or wrong answers; we simply want your honest perspective. Please answer based on your experience over the past 1–2 weeks.

In the past week (5 working days), approximately how many hours did you spend in scheduled meetings?

• 0 hours
• 1–3 hours
• 4–6 hours
• 7–10 hours
• 11–15 hours
• 16–20 hours
• 21–25 hours
• More than 25 hours

On a typical workday in the past week, approximately how many times was your focus interrupted (e.g., messages, drop-ins, unscheduled calls)?

• 0
• 1–2
• 3–5
• 6–10
• 11–15
• 16–20
• More than 20

In the past week (5 working days), approximately how many hours did you have for uninterrupted deep work (blocks of 30+ minutes)?

• 0 hours
• 1–3 hours
• 4–6 hours
• 7–10 hours
• 11–15 hours
• 16–20 hours
• More than 20 hours

Based on your responses in this survey, please share any additional context that would help us understand your experience (e.g., peak meeting days, common interruption sources, tools that help or hinder focus).

How long have you been with the company?

• Less than 6 months
• 6 months – 1 year
• 1–2 years
• 3–5 years
• 6–10 years
• More than 10 years

Thank you for completing this survey — your input helps us identify ways to protect focus time and improve how we work together.

In the past week (5 working days), approximately how many scheduled meetings did you attend?

• 0
• 1–3
• 4–6
• 7–10
• 11–15
• 16–20
• 21–25
• More than 25

After a typical interruption, approximately how many minutes does it take you to regain full focus?

• Less than 1 minute
• 1–2 minutes
• 3–5 minutes
• 6–10 minutes
• 11–15 minutes
• 16–20 minutes
• More than 20 minutes

Over the past two weeks, how sufficient has your uninterrupted focus time been for completing your core work?

We'd like to learn more about your workday experience. An AI moderator will ask 1–2 brief follow-up questions based on your earlier responses.

Which of the following best describes your role?

• Individual contributor
• Team lead / Supervisor
• Manager
• Senior manager / Director
• VP / Executive
• Other

Overall, how would you describe your meeting load over the past two weeks?

How disruptive are interruptions to your ability to complete your core work?

What is your primary work arrangement?

• Fully on-site
• Hybrid (mix of on-site and remote)
• Fully remote

Over the past two weeks, most meetings I attended had a clear agenda or purpose.

Over the past two weeks, my presence was necessary in most meetings I attended.

Over the past two weeks, most meetings I attended ended with clear next steps or decisions.

Over the past two weeks, many of the meetings I attended could have been handled via email or a shared document.