Q01
Message
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Weekly Workload & Support Pulse Survey
A recurring pulse instrument measuring employee workload manageability, pace sustainability, support quality, and improvement priorities. Designed for weekly fielding to track burnout risk and inform resourcing decisions.
Sample questions
A preview of what’s in the template. Every question is editable before you launch.
15 questions · ~8 min
Q02
Opinion Scale
Overall, how manageable did your workload feel over the last 7 days?
Scale: 1 – 7
Min:Not at all manageableMax:Completely manageable
Q03
Opinion Scale
How supported did you feel by your direct manager over the last 7 days?
Scale: 1 – 7
Min:Not at all supportedMax:Very well supported
Q04
Ranking
For next week, rank the improvements that would help you most (top = most helpful).
- Clearer priorities
- Fewer meetings
- Dedicated focus-time blocks
- More reliable tooling
- Faster cross-team decisions
- Temporary workload coverage
Drag to rank
Q05
Long Text
Based on your responses, is there anything else you'd like to share about your workload or support experience this week?
Q06
Dropdown
Which department or function do you primarily work in?
- Engineering
- Product
- Design
- Data/Analytics
- Sales
- Marketing
- Customer Support
- Operations
- People/HR
- Finance
- Legal
- Other
- Prefer not to say
Q07
Message
Thank you for completing this week's pulse check. Your feedback is reviewed in aggregate and directly informs how we plan resourcing and support. See you next week!
Q08
Opinion Scale
How sustainable did the pace of your work feel over the last 7 days?
Scale: 1 – 7
Min:Not at all sustainableMax:Completely sustainable
Q09
Opinion Scale
How supported did you feel by your team or peers over the last 7 days?
Scale: 1 – 7
Min:Not at all supportedMax:Very well supported
Q10
AI Interview
We'd like to understand more about your experience this week. An AI interviewer will ask a couple of brief follow-up questions based on your earlier responses.
Q11
Multiple Choice
What is your current work arrangement?
- On-site
- Hybrid
- Fully remote
- Prefer not to say
Q12
Dropdown
How many of the last 7 days did you work beyond your usual hours?
- 0 days
- 1 day
- 2 days
- 3 days
- 4 days
- 5 days
- 6 days
- 7 days
Q13
Dropdown
How long have you been at the company?
- Less than 3 months
- 3 to 12 months
- 1 to 3 years
- 3 to 5 years
- 5+ years
- Prefer not to say
Q14
Multiple Choice
What made your workload harder to manage in the last 7 days? Select all that apply.
- Unclear or shifting priorities
- Too many meetings or interruptions
- Staffing constraints or handoffs
- Urgent or last-minute requests
- Cross-team dependencies
- Tooling or environment issues
- Process friction (e.g., reviews, approvals)
- Nothing in particular
Q15
Multiple Choice
What region do you primarily work in?
- Americas
- EMEA
- APAC
- Prefer not to say
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
- Includes two dedicated opinion-scale questions tracking workload manageability and pace sustainability week over week, not just a single generic satisfaction score
- Pairs manager-support and peer-support ratings with a ranking question so respondents prioritize which improvements would help most next week
- Adds an AI follow-up interview to probe the reasons behind low scores in the respondent's own words, with transparent prompts and an automated report, rather than leaving that context to a single open-text box
- Captures workload-hardship drivers via a multi-select question and contextual fields (department, work arrangement, tenure, region) so resourcing decisions can be segmented
QuestionPro
Employee pulse sample questionnaire and survey templateA sample pulse questionnaire covering general employee sentiment topics, presented as a static template to copy into their survey builder. It's a reasonable starting point for recurring engagement pulses but isn't purpose-built around weekly workload/pace/support tracking or burnout-risk resourcing decisions.
What it does well
- Established survey platform with broad question-type library and reporting dashboards
- Template is framed specifically around recurring employee pulse checks
- Likely supports basic branching logic for segmentation
Where it falls short
- No adaptive AI interviewing or voice AI follow-up to probe low scores in respondents' own words
- Static question set with no automated per-response quality scoring
- No published transparent-prompt methodology for how open-text responses are interpreted
SurveyMonkey
Pulse Survey TemplateA general-purpose employee pulse template from a widely used survey tool, useful for quick sentiment checks but not tailored to the specific workload/pace/support/priority structure of a burnout-tracking pulse. It's a fielding-ready form rather than an adaptive interview instrument.
What it does well
- Recognizable, easy-to-deploy survey builder with strong distribution and analytics features
- Template covers general pulse/engagement question areas
- Likely offers benchmarking against SurveyMonkey's own norms
Where it falls short
- Fixed-question format with no adaptive AI or voice follow-up probing
- No automated response-quality scoring per submission
- No ranking-based prioritization of improvement actions built into the template
SurveySparrow
Weekly Team Update Template | To collect weekly status updatesDesigned for collecting weekly status updates (progress, blockers, plans) rather than measuring workload manageability, pace sustainability, or burnout risk, so it addresses a different use case with only surface-level overlap in cadence. It is a static, fielding-ready form rather than a workload/support diagnostic.
What it does well
- Conversational chat-style survey format that may feel quick to fill out weekly
- Purpose-built for a recurring weekly cadence
- Simple structure suited to status reporting rather than deep diagnostics
Where it falls short
- Not designed to measure workload/pace/support constructs or rank improvement priorities
- No adaptive AI or voice interviewing to explore reasons behind status changes
- No automated quality scoring or burnout-risk-oriented reporting
Frequently asked questions
What questions are in the “Weekly Workload & Support Pulse Survey” template?
The template includes 15 ready-to-use questions, starting with: “Welcome to this week's pulse check. This brief survey asks about your workload and support over the last 7 days. It shou…” · “Overall, how manageable did your workload feel over the last 7 days?” · “How supported did you feel by your direct manager over the last 7 days?”. The full set is previewed above, and every question is editable.
How long does this survey take to complete?
Respondents typically finish the 15 questions in about 8 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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