Employer Psychological Safety Assessment

This survey is sponsored by S23M. The survey data will be reviewed by volunteers from the autistic community and other minority groups, and results will be made available via the Autistic Collaboration Trust. Many thanks for your participation.

Notes on the safety of sharing private information on culture, disability, gender diversity or neurodivergence:
1. The survey is entirely anonymous. No personally identifiable information is captured at any stage in the process. No fine-grained social categories are used that might enable de-anonymisation. The anonymous individual survey responses are deleted once a survey run on behalf of an enrolled employer has closed.
2. Only the trustees of the Autistic Collaboration Trust (all of whom openly identify as autistic and are acutely aware of the need for full anonymity in order for participants to feel safe) have any access to the anonymous individual survey responses. The survey has been co-designed with members from the autistic community and other marginalised groups, and it then has been further refined via consultation with the employees from our subscribers.

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* 1. Employer

Organisation

Country

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* 2. Your relationship with the organisation

The organisation is my current employer

I left within the last 12 months

I left 1 - 3 years ago

I left 4 - 6 years ago

I left 7 - 9 years ago

I left more than 9 years ago

Dimensions of psychological safety within your organisation
In this section 'customer' refers to external people or organisations that your organisation serves and 'supplier' refers to external people or organisations that your organisation relies on to deliver its services or products

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* 3. Be your authentic self
Effects of fear: unhappiness, social friction
Indicators of a lack of fear: trusted relationships

	Never	Sometimes	Often	Always	N/A
Are you afraid to be yourself amongst your peers?	Are you afraid to be yourself amongst your peers? Never	Are you afraid to be yourself amongst your peers? Sometimes	Are you afraid to be yourself amongst your peers? Often	Are you afraid to be yourself amongst your peers? Always	Are you afraid to be yourself amongst your peers? N/A
Are you afraid to be yourself amongst your superiors?	Are you afraid to be yourself amongst your superiors? Never	Are you afraid to be yourself amongst your superiors? Sometimes	Are you afraid to be yourself amongst your superiors? Often	Are you afraid to be yourself amongst your superiors? Always	Are you afraid to be yourself amongst your superiors? N/A
Are you afraid to be yourself amongst customers?	Are you afraid to be yourself amongst customers? Never	Are you afraid to be yourself amongst customers? Sometimes	Are you afraid to be yourself amongst customers? Often	Are you afraid to be yourself amongst customers? Always	Are you afraid to be yourself amongst customers? N/A
Are you afraid to be yourself amongst suppliers?	Are you afraid to be yourself amongst suppliers? Never	Are you afraid to be yourself amongst suppliers? Sometimes	Are you afraid to be yourself amongst suppliers? Often	Are you afraid to be yourself amongst suppliers? Always	Are you afraid to be yourself amongst suppliers? N/A

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* 4. Take risks
Effects of fear: inability to learn
Indicators of a lack of fear: freedom to explore new approaches

	Never	Sometimes	Often	Always	N/A
Are you afraid to take risks and openly discuss risks with your peers?	Are you afraid to take risks and openly discuss risks with your peers? Never	Are you afraid to take risks and openly discuss risks with your peers? Sometimes	Are you afraid to take risks and openly discuss risks with your peers? Often	Are you afraid to take risks and openly discuss risks with your peers? Always	Are you afraid to take risks and openly discuss risks with your peers? N/A
Are you afraid to take risks and openly discuss risks with your superiors?	Are you afraid to take risks and openly discuss risks with your superiors? Never	Are you afraid to take risks and openly discuss risks with your superiors? Sometimes	Are you afraid to take risks and openly discuss risks with your superiors? Often	Are you afraid to take risks and openly discuss risks with your superiors? Always	Are you afraid to take risks and openly discuss risks with your superiors? N/A
Are you afraid to take risks and openly discuss risks with customers?	Are you afraid to take risks and openly discuss risks with customers? Never	Are you afraid to take risks and openly discuss risks with customers? Sometimes	Are you afraid to take risks and openly discuss risks with customers? Often	Are you afraid to take risks and openly discuss risks with customers? Always	Are you afraid to take risks and openly discuss risks with customers? N/A
Are you afraid to take risks and openly discuss risks with suppliers?	Are you afraid to take risks and openly discuss risks with suppliers? Never	Are you afraid to take risks and openly discuss risks with suppliers? Sometimes	Are you afraid to take risks and openly discuss risks with suppliers? Often	Are you afraid to take risks and openly discuss risks with suppliers? Always	Are you afraid to take risks and openly discuss risks with suppliers? N/A

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* 5. Make mistakes
Effects of fear: oversimplified perspectives on reality, misrepresentation of results
Indicators of a lack of fear: freedom to learn about the limits of applicability of established approaches

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Are you afraid to make mistakes and share lessons with your peers?	Are you afraid to make mistakes and share lessons with your peers? Never	Are you afraid to make mistakes and share lessons with your peers? Sometimes	Are you afraid to make mistakes and share lessons with your peers? Often	Are you afraid to make mistakes and share lessons with your peers? Always	Are you afraid to make mistakes and share lessons with your peers? N/A
Are you afraid to make mistakes and share lessons with your superiors?	Are you afraid to make mistakes and share lessons with your superiors? Never	Are you afraid to make mistakes and share lessons with your superiors? Sometimes	Are you afraid to make mistakes and share lessons with your superiors? Often	Are you afraid to make mistakes and share lessons with your superiors? Always	Are you afraid to make mistakes and share lessons with your superiors? N/A
Are you afraid to make mistakes and share lessons with customers?	Are you afraid to make mistakes and share lessons with customers? Never	Are you afraid to make mistakes and share lessons with customers? Sometimes	Are you afraid to make mistakes and share lessons with customers? Often	Are you afraid to make mistakes and share lessons with customers? Always	Are you afraid to make mistakes and share lessons with customers? N/A
Are you afraid to make mistakes and share lessons with suppliers?	Are you afraid to make mistakes and share lessons with suppliers? Never	Are you afraid to make mistakes and share lessons with suppliers? Sometimes	Are you afraid to make mistakes and share lessons with suppliers? Often	Are you afraid to make mistakes and share lessons with suppliers? Always	Are you afraid to make mistakes and share lessons with suppliers? N/A

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* 6. Raise problems
Effects of fear: recurring and cascading problems
Indicators of a lack of fear: encouragement to investigate root causes of problems

	Never	Sometimes	Often	Always	N/A
Are you afraid to raise problems amongst your peers?	Are you afraid to raise problems amongst your peers? Never	Are you afraid to raise problems amongst your peers? Sometimes	Are you afraid to raise problems amongst your peers? Often	Are you afraid to raise problems amongst your peers? Always	Are you afraid to raise problems amongst your peers? N/A
Are you afraid to raise problems amongst your superiors?	Are you afraid to raise problems amongst your superiors? Never	Are you afraid to raise problems amongst your superiors? Sometimes	Are you afraid to raise problems amongst your superiors? Often	Are you afraid to raise problems amongst your superiors? Always	Are you afraid to raise problems amongst your superiors? N/A
Are you afraid to raise problems amongst customers?	Are you afraid to raise problems amongst customers? Never	Are you afraid to raise problems amongst customers? Sometimes	Are you afraid to raise problems amongst customers? Often	Are you afraid to raise problems amongst customers? Always	Are you afraid to raise problems amongst customers? N/A
Are you afraid to raise problems amongst suppliers?	Are you afraid to raise problems amongst suppliers? Never	Are you afraid to raise problems amongst suppliers? Sometimes	Are you afraid to raise problems amongst suppliers? Often	Are you afraid to raise problems amongst suppliers? Always	Are you afraid to raise problems amongst suppliers? N/A

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* 7. Ask questions
Effects of fear: spurious complexity
Indicators of a lack of fear: encouragement to minimise spurious complexity

	Never	Sometimes	Often	Always	N/A
Are you afraid to ask questions amongst your peers?	Are you afraid to ask questions amongst your peers? Never	Are you afraid to ask questions amongst your peers? Sometimes	Are you afraid to ask questions amongst your peers? Often	Are you afraid to ask questions amongst your peers? Always	Are you afraid to ask questions amongst your peers? N/A
Are you afraid to ask questions amongst your superiors?	Are you afraid to ask questions amongst your superiors? Never	Are you afraid to ask questions amongst your superiors? Sometimes	Are you afraid to ask questions amongst your superiors? Often	Are you afraid to ask questions amongst your superiors? Always	Are you afraid to ask questions amongst your superiors? N/A
Are you afraid to ask questions amongst customers?	Are you afraid to ask questions amongst customers? Never	Are you afraid to ask questions amongst customers? Sometimes	Are you afraid to ask questions amongst customers? Often	Are you afraid to ask questions amongst customers? Always	Are you afraid to ask questions amongst customers? N/A
Are you afraid to ask questions amongst suppliers?	Are you afraid to ask questions amongst suppliers? Never	Are you afraid to ask questions amongst suppliers? Sometimes	Are you afraid to ask questions amongst suppliers? Often	Are you afraid to ask questions amongst suppliers? Always	Are you afraid to ask questions amongst suppliers? N/A

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* 8. Disagree
Effects of fear: social groupthink and resulting recurring or cascading problems
Indicators of a lack of fear: appreciation of creativity

	Never	Sometimes	Often	Always	N/A
Are you afraid to disagree with your peers?	Are you afraid to disagree with your peers? Never	Are you afraid to disagree with your peers? Sometimes	Are you afraid to disagree with your peers? Often	Are you afraid to disagree with your peers? Always	Are you afraid to disagree with your peers? N/A
Are you afraid to disagree with your superiors?	Are you afraid to disagree with your superiors? Never	Are you afraid to disagree with your superiors? Sometimes	Are you afraid to disagree with your superiors? Often	Are you afraid to disagree with your superiors? Always	Are you afraid to disagree with your superiors? N/A
Are you afraid to disagree with customers?	Are you afraid to disagree with customers? Never	Are you afraid to disagree with customers? Sometimes	Are you afraid to disagree with customers? Often	Are you afraid to disagree with customers? Always	Are you afraid to disagree with customers? N/A
Are you afraid to disagree with suppliers?	Are you afraid to disagree with suppliers? Never	Are you afraid to disagree with suppliers? Sometimes	Are you afraid to disagree with suppliers? Often	Are you afraid to disagree with suppliers? Always	Are you afraid to disagree with suppliers? N/A

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* 9. Avoid sensory overload
Effects of overload: stress, irritability, inability to process information, meltdown, shutdown
Indicators of a lack of overload: ability to hyper-focus, flow

	Never	Sometimes	Often	Always	N/A
Are you exposed to overwhelming or distracting conversations, sounds, or noises?	Are you exposed to overwhelming or distracting conversations, sounds, or noises? Never	Are you exposed to overwhelming or distracting conversations, sounds, or noises? Sometimes	Are you exposed to overwhelming or distracting conversations, sounds, or noises? Often	Are you exposed to overwhelming or distracting conversations, sounds, or noises? Always	Are you exposed to overwhelming or distracting conversations, sounds, or noises? N/A
Are you exposed to overwhelming or distracting lights, contrasts, or visual patterns?	Are you exposed to overwhelming or distracting lights, contrasts, or visual patterns? Never	Are you exposed to overwhelming or distracting lights, contrasts, or visual patterns? Sometimes	Are you exposed to overwhelming or distracting lights, contrasts, or visual patterns? Often	Are you exposed to overwhelming or distracting lights, contrasts, or visual patterns? Always	Are you exposed to overwhelming or distracting lights, contrasts, or visual patterns? N/A
Are you exposed to overwhelming or distracting smells or tastes?	Are you exposed to overwhelming or distracting smells or tastes? Never	Are you exposed to overwhelming or distracting smells or tastes? Sometimes	Are you exposed to overwhelming or distracting smells or tastes? Often	Are you exposed to overwhelming or distracting smells or tastes? Always	Are you exposed to overwhelming or distracting smells or tastes? N/A
Are you exposed to overwhelming or distracting air draughts, hot or cold temperatures, or surface textures?	Are you exposed to overwhelming or distracting air draughts, hot or cold temperatures, or surface textures? Never	Are you exposed to overwhelming or distracting air draughts, hot or cold temperatures, or surface textures? Sometimes	Are you exposed to overwhelming or distracting air draughts, hot or cold temperatures, or surface textures? Often	Are you exposed to overwhelming or distracting air draughts, hot or cold temperatures, or surface textures? Always	Are you exposed to overwhelming or distracting air draughts, hot or cold temperatures, or surface textures? N/A
Are you exposed to overwhelming or distracting constraints (desk/screen that is too small, too little space to move)?	Are you exposed to overwhelming or distracting constraints (desk/screen that is too small, too little space to move)? Never	Are you exposed to overwhelming or distracting constraints (desk/screen that is too small, too little space to move)? Sometimes	Are you exposed to overwhelming or distracting constraints (desk/screen that is too small, too little space to move)? Often	Are you exposed to overwhelming or distracting constraints (desk/screen that is too small, too little space to move)? Always	Are you exposed to overwhelming or distracting constraints (desk/screen that is too small, too little space to move)? N/A

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* 10. Avoid overload and burnout
Effects of overload: stress, irritability, inability to process information, meltdown, shutdown
Indicators of a lack of overload: ability to hyper-focus, flow

	Never	Sometimes	Often	Always	N/A
Are you exposed to overwhelming or distracting messages?	Are you exposed to overwhelming or distracting messages? Never	Are you exposed to overwhelming or distracting messages? Sometimes	Are you exposed to overwhelming or distracting messages? Often	Are you exposed to overwhelming or distracting messages? Always	Are you exposed to overwhelming or distracting messages? N/A
Are you exposed to overwhelming or distracting meetings?	Are you exposed to overwhelming or distracting meetings? Never	Are you exposed to overwhelming or distracting meetings? Sometimes	Are you exposed to overwhelming or distracting meetings? Often	Are you exposed to overwhelming or distracting meetings? Always	Are you exposed to overwhelming or distracting meetings? N/A
Are you exposed to overwhelming or distracting priorities?	Are you exposed to overwhelming or distracting priorities? Never	Are you exposed to overwhelming or distracting priorities? Sometimes	Are you exposed to overwhelming or distracting priorities? Often	Are you exposed to overwhelming or distracting priorities? Always	Are you exposed to overwhelming or distracting priorities? N/A
Are you exposed to overwhelming or distracting deadlines?	Are you exposed to overwhelming or distracting deadlines? Never	Are you exposed to overwhelming or distracting deadlines? Sometimes	Are you exposed to overwhelming or distracting deadlines? Often	Are you exposed to overwhelming or distracting deadlines? Always	Are you exposed to overwhelming or distracting deadlines? N/A

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* 11. Social categories you identify with

Neurodivergent

LGBTQIA+

Disabled

Indigenous (Māori, Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander, First Nations, etc.)

Non-white / non-European origin

Member of a marginalised culture (ethnicity and/or religion)

None of the above apply

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* 12. Please assess the inclusiveness of your workplace

It is safe to openly identify as LGBTQIA+

You identify as LGBTQIA+ but not openly

You openly identify as LGBTQIA+

You are aware of other staff who openly identify as LGBTQIA+

It is safe to openly identify as neurodivergent

You identify as neurodivergent but not openly

You openly identify as neurodivergent

You are aware of other staff who openly identify as neurodivergent

It is safe to openly identify as indigenous or as a member of an ethnic minority

None of the above apply

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* 13. Level of support and appreciation you experience at work
Effects of lacking support and appreciation: stress, frustration, disengagement, isolation, depression
Indicators of a lack of support and appreciation: inability to complete tasks, not knowing who to ask for help, high error rates

	Never	Sometimes	Often	Always	N/A
Do you have a good understanding of whether or not you are meeting the expectations of your job?	Do you have a good understanding of whether or not you are meeting the expectations of your job? Never	Do you have a good understanding of whether or not you are meeting the expectations of your job? Sometimes	Do you have a good understanding of whether or not you are meeting the expectations of your job? Often	Do you have a good understanding of whether or not you are meeting the expectations of your job? Always	Do you have a good understanding of whether or not you are meeting the expectations of your job? N/A
Do you have access to the resources and tools you need to develop your skills and grow professionally?	Do you have access to the resources and tools you need to develop your skills and grow professionally? Never	Do you have access to the resources and tools you need to develop your skills and grow professionally? Sometimes	Do you have access to the resources and tools you need to develop your skills and grow professionally? Often	Do you have access to the resources and tools you need to develop your skills and grow professionally? Always	Do you have access to the resources and tools you need to develop your skills and grow professionally? N/A
Do you understand how decisions are made at the company, especially those that affect your job?	Do you understand how decisions are made at the company, especially those that affect your job? Never	Do you understand how decisions are made at the company, especially those that affect your job? Sometimes	Do you understand how decisions are made at the company, especially those that affect your job? Often	Do you understand how decisions are made at the company, especially those that affect your job? Always	Do you understand how decisions are made at the company, especially those that affect your job? N/A
Do you feel lonely at work?	Do you feel lonely at work? Never	Do you feel lonely at work? Sometimes	Do you feel lonely at work? Often	Do you feel lonely at work? Always	Do you feel lonely at work? N/A

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* 14. The fears you experience at work are ...

entirely due to your experiences with this employer

mostly due to your experiences with this employer

mostly due to your experiences with customers, external social environments, or previous employers

entirely due to your experiences with customers, external social environments, or previous employers

N/A (you don't experience any social anxiety at work)

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* 15. Compared to other employers the organisation offers ...

more psychological safety and inclusiveness

average psychological safety and inclusiveness

less psychological safety and inclusiveness

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* 1. Employer

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* 2. Your relationship with the organisation

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* 3. Be your authentic selfEffects of fear: unhappiness, social frictionIndicators of a lack of fear: trusted relationships

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* 4. Take risksEffects of fear: inability to learnIndicators of a lack of fear: freedom to explore new approaches

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* 5. Make mistakesEffects of fear: oversimplified perspectives on reality, misrepresentation of resultsIndicators of a lack of fear: freedom to learn about the limits of applicability of established approaches

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* 6. Raise problemsEffects of fear: recurring and cascading problemsIndicators of a lack of fear: encouragement to investigate root causes of problems

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* 7. Ask questionsEffects of fear: spurious complexityIndicators of a lack of fear: encouragement to minimise spurious complexity

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* 8. DisagreeEffects of fear: social groupthink and resulting recurring or cascading problemsIndicators of a lack of fear: appreciation of creativity

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* 9. Avoid sensory overloadEffects of overload: stress, irritability, inability to process information, meltdown, shutdownIndicators of a lack of overload: ability to hyper-focus, flow

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* 10. Avoid overload and burnoutEffects of overload: stress, irritability, inability to process information, meltdown, shutdownIndicators of a lack of overload: ability to hyper-focus, flow

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* 11. Social categories you identify with

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* 12. Please assess the inclusiveness of your workplace

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* 13. Level of support and appreciation you experience at workEffects of lacking support and appreciation: stress, frustration, disengagement, isolation, depressionIndicators of a lack of support and appreciation: inability to complete tasks, not knowing who to ask for help, high error rates

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* 14. The fears you experience at work are ...

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* 15. Compared to other employers the organisation offers ...

* 3. Be your authentic self
Effects of fear: unhappiness, social friction
Indicators of a lack of fear: trusted relationships

* 4. Take risks
Effects of fear: inability to learn
Indicators of a lack of fear: freedom to explore new approaches

* 5. Make mistakes
Effects of fear: oversimplified perspectives on reality, misrepresentation of results
Indicators of a lack of fear: freedom to learn about the limits of applicability of established approaches

* 6. Raise problems
Effects of fear: recurring and cascading problems
Indicators of a lack of fear: encouragement to investigate root causes of problems

* 7. Ask questions
Effects of fear: spurious complexity
Indicators of a lack of fear: encouragement to minimise spurious complexity

* 8. Disagree
Effects of fear: social groupthink and resulting recurring or cascading problems
Indicators of a lack of fear: appreciation of creativity

* 9. Avoid sensory overload
Effects of overload: stress, irritability, inability to process information, meltdown, shutdown
Indicators of a lack of overload: ability to hyper-focus, flow

* 10. Avoid overload and burnout
Effects of overload: stress, irritability, inability to process information, meltdown, shutdown
Indicators of a lack of overload: ability to hyper-focus, flow

* 13. Level of support and appreciation you experience at work
Effects of lacking support and appreciation: stress, frustration, disengagement, isolation, depression
Indicators of a lack of support and appreciation: inability to complete tasks, not knowing who to ask for help, high error rates