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Overtime Request Process Experience Survey
Measures how easy, fair, and well-communicated your overtime request process feels to hourly and shift-based staff — covering submission method, approval speed, and perceived fairness in who gets picked. An AI follow-up interview reconstructs exactly what happened the last time someone's request was approved or denied, surfacing friction points a satisfaction score alone would miss.
Sample questions
A preview of what’s in the template. Every question is editable before you launch.
14 questions · ~7 min
Q02
Multiple ChoiceRequired
In the last 3 months, how often have you requested overtime?
- Never
- Once or twice
- Roughly monthly
- Weekly or more
Q03
Multiple ChoiceRequired
What was the primary reason for your most recent overtime request?
- Workload backlog
- Short-staffed shift coverage
- Project or deadline crunch
- Wanted extra income
Q04
Multiple ChoiceRequired
How did you submit that request?
- Scheduling app or software
- Paper form
- Verbal request to supervisor
- Email or text message
Q05
Opinion ScaleRequired
How easy or difficult was it to submit that overtime request?
Scale: 1 – 5
Min:Very difficultMax:Very easy
Q06
Rating ScaleRequired
How satisfied are you with how quickly your overtime requests get approved or denied?
Range: 1 – 5
Min:Not satisfiedMax:Very satisfied
Q07
MatrixRequired
Thinking about how overtime works where you work, how much do you agree with each statement?
4 rows × 5 columns
- The overtime policy is clearly explained
- Overtime is distributed fairly among coworkers
- My manager responds to requests within a reasonable time
- I get paid correctly for the overtime I've worked
Columns: Strongly disagree · Disagree · Neutral · Agree · Strongly agree
Q08
Multiple Choice
Has an overtime request you submitted ever been denied?
- Yes
- No
- Not sure / can't recall
Q09
Best–Worst Trade-off (MaxDiff)Required
Which of these changes would most improve the overtime request process for you?
- Faster approval or denial turnaround
- Clearer rules on who gets picked
- More advance notice of available overtime
- Easier way to submit requests (app or self-service)
- A fair, visible rotation system
- More accurate overtime pay
- More advance notice before a shift is cancelled
Pick best & worst per setBest:Would help mostWorst:Would help least
Q10
AI Interview
Reconstruct exactly what happened the last time this person requested overtime: how they submitted it, how long they waited, and whether it was approved or denied. If it was denied or delayed, probe what reason (if any) they were given and whether it felt consistent with how coworkers are treated. If they mentioned unfairness in the earlier ratings, anchor on a specific recent instance rather than a general impression.
Q11
Short Text
What's one thing that would make the overtime request process better for you?
Q12
Multiple Choice
What is your employment type?
- Full-time
- Part-time
- Contract / temporary
Q13
Short Text
What department or role are you in? (Optional — helps us spot team-specific issues)
Q14
Message
That's everything — thank you! Your answers, along with everyone else's, go into a report used to make overtime requests faster and fairer for the whole team.
What’s included
AI follow-ups
Adaptive probes on open-ended answers that pull out detail a static form would miss.
Attention checks
Built-in safeguards against rushed answers and low-quality respondents.
AI-drafted copy
Wording, ordering, and branching written by the AI — tuned to your research goal.
Auto report
Themes, quotes, and a plain-English summary write themselves once responses come in.
How it compares
We reviewed the closest templates from other survey tools. Here’s what they do well — and where this template goes further.
Why this template
- Uses an AI follow-up interview to reconstruct exactly what happened the last time a specific overtime request was approved or denied, surfacing friction a satisfaction score alone misses
- Combines quantitative measures (opinion scale on submission ease, rating on approval speed, matrix on fairness perceptions, max-diff on prioritized fixes) with qualitative depth
- Captures context like submission method, denial history, employment type, and department so results can be segmented by team
- Ends with a transparent close explaining that individual answers feed into an aggregate report, and the platform publishes its AI prompts rather than treating scoring as a black box
Jotform
Overtime Request Form TemplateThis is a static overtime request/approval form (built for submitting and routing a request), not a survey measuring how employees experience the process. It's a ready-to-use, easily customizable form via Jotform's drag-and-drop builder, but it doesn't collect satisfaction, fairness, or friction data at all.
What it does well
- Fast to deploy as a transactional form for actually requesting overtime
- Highly customizable fields and layout via Jotform's form builder
- Familiar, low-friction format for employees who just need to submit a request
Where it falls short
- Designed for request submission/approval workflow, not for measuring perceived fairness or communication quality
- No adaptive follow-up questioning — fixed static fields only
- No mechanism to reconstruct a specific past experience or surface denial-related friction
SurveySparrow
Overtime Request Form TemplateA conversational-style form template for submitting overtime requests, closer to a data-capture form than an employee-experience survey. It benefits from SurveySparrow's chat-like UI but is not built to probe approval speed, fairness perceptions, or denial history in depth.
What it does well
- Conversational, chat-style UI that feels friendlier than a plain form
- Mobile-friendly and quick for employees to fill out
- Part of a broader survey platform with basic reporting
Where it falls short
- No adaptive AI interview to reconstruct what actually happened on a specific request
- Fixed question set with no per-response quality scoring
- Not designed to measure fairness in who gets picked for overtime, only to log a request
Frequently asked questions
What questions are in the “Overtime Request Process Experience Survey” template?
The template includes 14 ready-to-use questions, starting with: “Thanks for taking a few minutes to share your experience with requesting overtime. Your responses are completely confide…” · “In the last 3 months, how often have you requested overtime?” · “What was the primary reason for your most recent overtime request?”. The full set is previewed above, and every question is editable.
How long does this survey take to complete?
Respondents typically finish the 14 questions in about 7 minutes.
Can I customize this template?
Yes — every question, answer option, and the ordering is editable before you launch. You can add or remove questions, or ask the AI editor to rework the survey around your research goal.
Is this template free to use?
Yes. Open it in the editor and start customizing right away — no account required to try it, and the free plan covers launching your survey.
Ready to launch?
Open this template in the editor. Every part is yours to change before the first respondent sees it.
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