2018 Public Service Employee Survey Results by Theme for Royal Canadian Mounted Police by Question 78.1. Occupational category (variable derived from question 78)

The results of the 2018 Public Service Employee Survey (PSES) are presented by key people management themes (i.e., employee engagement, leadership, workforce, workplace). Results are not shown when there is no historical comparison, or when there is an insufficient number of responses.

Note: Due to rounding, percentages may not add to 100. Results have been adjusted for non-response to better represent the target population. Therefore, percentages should not be used to determine the number of respondents within a response category. Positive answers and Negative answers are calculated by removing the "Don't know" and "Not applicable" responses from the total responses.

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Employee engagement

Question 5. I get a sense of satisfaction from my work.

Survey year Demographic Strongly agree
(%)
Somewhat agree
(%)
Neither agree nor disagree
(%)
Somewhat disagree
(%)
Strongly disagree
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Positive answers
(%)
Negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2018 Executive 49 43 2 2 4 0 0 91 6 47
2018 Scientific and Professional 44 42 7 4 3 0 0 86 7 275
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 39 40 11 6 4 0 0 79 11 2087
2018 Technical 51 38 5 4 1 0 0 89 6 91
2018 Administrative Support 36 41 11 7 4 0 0 78 11 1648
2018 Operational 40 36 13 6 4 0 0 76 11 182
2018 Other 45 34 10 6 5 0 1 79 11 127
2017 Executive 56 34 4 0 6 0 0 90 6 53
2017 Scientific and Professional 45 38 6 9 2 0 0 83 11 248
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 38 42 9 7 4 0 0 80 11 2059
2017 Technical 54 33 6 2 5 0 0 86 7 80
2017 Administrative Support 37 43 9 7 4 0 0 80 11 1820
2017 Operational 49 37 8 6 1 0 0 86 7 165
2017 Other 40 48 9 4 0 0 0 87 4 128
2014 Executive 54 35 5 0 5 0 0 89 5 37
2014 Scientific and Professional 38 44 8 4 6 0 0 82 10 149
2014 Administration and Foreign Services 35 43 9 9 4 0 0 78 13 1766
2014 Technical 41 37 13 4 5 0 0 78 10 56
2014 Administrative Support 37 43 10 6 4 0 0 80 10 1783
2014 Operational 37 44 11 4 4 0 0 81 8 152
2014 Other 31 38 20 7 4 0 0 69 11 31

Question 9. Overall, I feel valued at work.

Survey year Demographic Strongly agree
(%)
Somewhat agree
(%)
Neither agree nor disagree
(%)
Somewhat disagree
(%)
Strongly disagree
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Positive answers
(%)
Negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2018 Executive 49 43 2 4 2 0 0 91 6 47
2018 Scientific and Professional 41 37 7 9 5 0 0 79 14 275
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 36 36 11 9 8 0 0 72 17 2102
2018 Technical 47 31 9 7 7 0 0 78 13 90
2018 Administrative Support 34 36 13 10 7 0 0 70 17 1655
2018 Operational 30 37 11 11 12 0 0 67 23 184
2018 Other 48 34 9 3 4 0 2 83 7 126
2017 Executive 55 37 0 2 6 0 0 92 8 52
2017 Scientific and Professional 41 34 8 10 6 2 0 76 16 248
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 32 38 12 10 8 0 0 70 18 2053
2017 Technical 39 34 12 10 5 0 0 73 15 80
2017 Administrative Support 36 35 12 10 7 0 0 71 17 1816
2017 Operational 36 28 16 12 7 0 1 64 19 164
2017 Other 45 33 9 5 9 1 0 78 13 128

Question 10. I am proud of the work that I do.

Survey year Demographic Strongly agree
(%)
Somewhat agree
(%)
Neither agree nor disagree
(%)
Somewhat disagree
(%)
Strongly disagree
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Positive answers
(%)
Negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2018 Executive 67 29 2 2 0 0 0 96 2 45
2018 Scientific and Professional 67 27 3 2 1 0 0 94 3 271
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 59 30 8 2 2 0 0 88 4 2088
2018 Technical 70 26 3 0 1 0 0 96 1 90
2018 Administrative Support 58 31 8 2 2 0 0 89 4 1639
2018 Operational 62 28 9 0 0 0 0 91 1 184
2018 Other 57 28 10 4 0 0 0 86 4 125
2017 Executive 73 23 0 2 2 0 0 96 4 53
2017 Scientific and Professional 66 26 6 1 1 0 0 92 2 248
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 57 32 7 3 1 0 0 90 4 2062
2017 Technical 65 30 5 0 0 0 0 95 0 80
2017 Administrative Support 61 29 7 2 1 0 0 90 3 1814
2017 Operational 67 27 4 1 0 0 0 94 2 161
2017 Other 58 32 10 0 0 0 0 90 0 128
2014 Executive 95 5 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 37
2014 Scientific and Professional 71 23 3 1 2 0 0 94 3 149
2014 Administration and Foreign Services 68 24 6 2 1 0 0 92 3 1765
2014 Technical 71 25 5 0 0 0 0 95 0 56
2014 Administrative Support 70 23 5 1 1 0 0 93 2 1782
2014 Operational 74 20 4 1 1 0 0 94 3 151
2014 Other 69 24 2 5 0 0 0 93 5 31

Question 14. Overall, I like my job.

Survey year Demographic Strongly agree
(%)
Somewhat agree
(%)
Neither agree nor disagree
(%)
Somewhat disagree
(%)
Strongly disagree
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Positive answers
(%)
Negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2018 Executive 53 40 2 0 4 0 0 94 4 47
2018 Scientific and Professional 56 31 7 2 2 0 1 88 4 276
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 45 37 10 4 3 0 0 82 7 2102
2018 Technical 55 37 3 3 1 0 0 92 4 91
2018 Administrative Support 44 38 10 5 3 0 0 82 8 1656
2018 Operational 44 38 10 5 3 0 0 81 8 184
2018 Other 53 29 9 6 1 1 2 84 7 126
2017 Executive 54 38 4 0 4 0 0 92 4 53
2017 Scientific and Professional 52 34 8 4 1 0 0 87 6 246
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 44 38 10 5 3 0 0 82 8 2057
2017 Technical 57 31 9 1 2 0 0 87 4 80
2017 Administrative Support 47 37 8 5 3 0 0 84 7 1816
2017 Operational 51 37 8 3 1 0 0 89 4 161
2017 Other 51 41 5 2 0 0 0 92 2 127
2014 Executive 68 22 0 5 5 0 0 89 11 37
2014 Scientific and Professional 47 41 6 4 2 0 0 88 6 149
2014 Administration and Foreign Services 46 36 10 5 2 0 0 82 8 1765
2014 Technical 53 38 4 4 2 0 0 91 5 56
2014 Administrative Support 48 37 7 5 3 0 0 85 7 1782
2014 Operational 51 36 7 1 5 0 0 87 6 152
2014 Other 39 38 10 3 9 0 0 78 13 31

Question 43. I would recommend my department or agency as a great place to work.

Survey year Demographic Strongly agree
(%)
Somewhat agree
(%)
Neither agree nor disagree
(%)
Somewhat disagree
(%)
Strongly disagree
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Positive answers
(%)
Negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2018 Executive 36 40 19 2 2 0 0 77 4 47
2018 Scientific and Professional 41 33 14 7 4 0 1 75 11 274
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 40 30 15 8 6 0 0 70 14 2093
2018 Technical 43 37 12 4 3 0 0 80 8 90
2018 Administrative Support 39 31 17 8 5 1 0 70 13 1652
2018 Operational 33 32 16 8 11 0 0 65 19 185
2018 Other 59 20 10 6 2 3 1 81 8 127
2017 Executive 43 42 6 6 4 0 0 85 10 53
2017 Scientific and Professional 43 30 11 8 7 0 1 74 15 248
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 37 33 15 8 6 1 0 71 14 2055
2017 Technical 40 35 19 5 1 0 0 75 6 79
2017 Administrative Support 39 32 14 8 5 0 0 72 14 1817
2017 Operational 41 32 13 8 6 0 0 73 14 165
2017 Other 59 21 10 5 5 0 1 80 10 128
2014 Executive 70 22 5 3 0 0 0 92 3 37
2014 Scientific and Professional 41 29 14 11 6 0 0 70 17 149
2014 Administration and Foreign Services 37 33 15 8 6 1 0 71 14 1765
2014 Technical 29 39 16 10 5 0 0 68 16 56
2014 Administrative Support 38 36 13 7 5 1 0 75 12 1783
2014 Operational 31 37 17 8 6 0 0 68 15 152
2014 Other 53 14 24 0 9 0 0 67 9 31

Question 44. I am satisfied with my department or agency.

Survey year Demographic Strongly agree
(%)
Somewhat agree
(%)
Neither agree nor disagree
(%)
Somewhat disagree
(%)
Strongly disagree
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Positive answers
(%)
Negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2018 Executive 32 49 15 0 4 0 0 81 4 47
2018 Scientific and Professional 39 36 14 6 4 1 1 76 10 271
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 40 32 14 9 5 0 0 72 14 2080
2018 Technical 41 41 10 4 3 0 0 82 8 90
2018 Administrative Support 38 34 16 8 5 0 0 72 12 1635
2018 Operational 32 35 16 9 9 0 0 66 17 183
2018 Other 62 22 12 2 2 0 1 84 4 125
2017 Executive 43 42 6 8 2 0 0 85 10 53
2017 Scientific and Professional 42 33 10 9 5 0 0 75 14 247
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 37 37 12 9 5 0 0 74 14 2064
2017 Technical 43 36 9 11 1 0 0 79 12 80
2017 Administrative Support 40 34 13 9 4 0 0 74 13 1821
2017 Operational 38 31 17 5 8 0 0 70 13 165
2017 Other 60 21 6 4 6 2 0 83 10 128
2014 Executive 68 22 5 5 0 0 0 89 5 37
2014 Scientific and Professional 42 34 11 9 5 0 0 75 14 149
2014 Administration and Foreign Services 37 35 15 8 5 0 0 72 13 1764
2014 Technical 24 40 17 14 5 0 0 64 19 56
2014 Administrative Support 38 38 12 8 4 0 0 76 11 1783
2014 Operational 32 34 16 11 6 0 0 66 18 152
2014 Other 42 27 17 5 9 0 0 68 15 31

Question 45. I would prefer to remain with my department or agency, even if a comparable job was available elsewhere in the federal public service.

Survey year Demographic Strongly agree
(%)
Somewhat agree
(%)
Neither agree nor disagree
(%)
Somewhat disagree
(%)
Strongly disagree
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Positive answers
(%)
Negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2018 Executive 36 38 15 9 2 0 0 74 11 47
2018 Scientific and Professional 44 27 14 7 6 1 1 72 13 275
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 42 24 14 10 8 2 0 67 19 2100
2018 Technical 35 32 21 6 4 2 0 68 10 90
2018 Administrative Support 37 25 17 10 7 2 1 64 18 1650
2018 Operational 31 22 22 11 12 3 0 54 23 184
2018 Other 34 25 17 6 8 5 5 65 16 127
2017 Executive 40 37 8 4 6 0 6 82 10 53
2017 Scientific and Professional 46 26 11 6 6 2 2 75 13 248
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 40 25 15 10 7 3 1 67 18 2060
2017 Technical 43 24 23 4 5 1 1 68 9 80
2017 Administrative Support 40 24 16 9 7 4 0 67 17 1813
2017 Operational 37 23 16 11 9 3 1 62 21 165
2017 Other 43 17 17 11 3 6 4 66 16 127
2014 Executive 70 14 8 5 0 3 0 86 6 37
2014 Scientific and Professional 40 26 17 8 7 2 1 67 15 149
2014 Administration and Foreign Services 39 25 15 10 8 3 0 66 19 1764
2014 Technical 29 25 16 15 11 4 0 56 27 55
2014 Administrative Support 41 25 14 9 7 3 1 69 17 1784
2014 Operational 32 21 20 15 8 3 0 56 24 152
2014 Other 51 5 18 13 11 2 0 57 25 31
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Leadership

Immediate supervisor

Question 23. I can count on my immediate supervisor to keep his or her promises.

Survey year Demographic Strongly agree
(%)
Somewhat agree
(%)
Neither agree nor disagree
(%)
Somewhat disagree
(%)
Strongly disagree
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Positive answers
(%)
Negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2018 Executive 62 26 6 2 4 0 0 87 6 47
2018 Scientific and Professional 50 27 10 4 5 2 1 80 9 271
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 43 30 12 8 5 1 1 74 13 2096
2018 Technical 43 29 11 9 5 2 1 75 14 90
2018 Administrative Support 46 27 12 7 6 2 1 75 13 1645
2018 Operational 44 26 14 6 7 1 2 72 14 184
2018 Other 62 18 7 7 3 2 1 83 10 127
2017 Executive 52 36 2 4 0 4 2 94 4 53
2017 Scientific and Professional 52 27 7 8 5 1 1 80 13 247
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 41 31 13 7 5 2 1 74 13 2063
2017 Technical 51 29 7 9 4 1 0 80 12 80
2017 Administrative Support 48 27 11 7 5 2 1 76 12 1823
2017 Operational 45 27 14 5 8 1 0 73 13 165
2017 Other 52 26 6 6 4 4 2 83 10 128
2014 Executive 68 14 3 11 5 0 0 81 16 37
2014 Scientific and Professional 51 27 11 3 4 2 2 82 7 149
2014 Administration and Foreign Services 43 30 11 8 6 2 1 75 14 1765
2014 Technical 36 28 11 12 11 4 0 66 23 56
2014 Administrative Support 46 30 11 6 4 2 1 78 11 1782
2014 Operational 40 28 11 10 10 0 1 69 20 151
2014 Other 53 14 11 11 6 6 0 71 17 31

Question 24. My immediate supervisor keeps me informed about the issues affecting my work.

Survey year Demographic Strongly agree
(%)
Somewhat agree
(%)
Neither agree nor disagree
(%)
Somewhat disagree
(%)
Strongly disagree
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Positive answers
(%)
Negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2018 Executive 53 30 6 9 2 0 0 83 11 47
2018 Scientific and Professional 44 31 8 9 6 1 1 77 16 271
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 41 31 10 9 7 1 0 73 16 2094
2018 Technical 41 31 6 14 7 0 1 73 21 90
2018 Administrative Support 41 30 12 10 5 1 1 72 16 1641
2018 Operational 41 29 9 10 9 0 2 71 20 184
2018 Other 62 18 9 6 4 0 1 81 10 125
2017 Executive 58 28 6 6 0 0 2 88 6 53
2017 Scientific and Professional 48 33 5 7 6 0 0 81 13 248
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 40 33 11 9 6 1 0 74 16 2062
2017 Technical 46 33 9 5 7 0 0 79 12 79
2017 Administrative Support 44 29 10 9 6 1 0 75 16 1822
2017 Operational 40 35 9 8 8 0 1 75 16 165
2017 Other 50 33 5 7 3 1 1 85 10 127
2014 Executive 65 16 3 14 3 0 0 81 16 37
2014 Scientific and Professional 47 24 8 11 7 1 0 73 18 149
2014 Administration and Foreign Services 40 32 10 10 7 1 0 73 17 1764
2014 Technical 29 26 18 11 14 2 0 56 26 56
2014 Administrative Support 43 31 12 7 6 1 1 75 13 1784
2014 Operational 39 31 10 10 10 0 0 70 20 152
2014 Other 55 16 9 11 4 6 0 75 16 31

Question 26. I am satisfied with the quality of supervision I receive.

Survey year Demographic Strongly agree
(%)
Somewhat agree
(%)
Neither agree nor disagree
(%)
Somewhat disagree
(%)
Strongly disagree
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Positive answers
(%)
Negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2018 Executive 57 23 9 6 4 0 0 81 11 47
2018 Scientific and Professional 54 20 10 8 7 0 1 75 15 273
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 49 25 11 8 6 0 0 75 14 2099
2018 Technical 54 22 7 7 9 0 1 77 16 90
2018 Administrative Support 49 26 12 6 6 0 1 76 12 1650
2018 Operational 41 27 11 9 10 1 2 69 19 184
2018 Other 67 16 7 5 4 0 1 84 9 126
2017 Executive 64 28 6 2 0 0 0 92 2 53
2017 Scientific and Professional 61 20 5 6 8 1 1 82 13 248
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 50 26 10 7 6 0 0 77 12 2059
2017 Technical 63 17 7 6 6 0 0 80 12 80
2017 Administrative Support 54 24 10 5 6 0 0 79 12 1820
2017 Operational 52 24 9 5 10 0 0 76 15 165
2017 Other 67 22 5 2 4 0 1 89 6 128
2014 Executive 70 11 3 8 5 0 3 83 14 37
2014 Scientific and Professional 52 28 7 8 5 0 1 80 13 149
2014 Administration and Foreign Services 49 27 9 8 6 0 0 77 14 1766
2014 Technical 39 37 4 5 14 2 0 77 19 56
2014 Administrative Support 54 25 10 6 5 0 0 80 11 1783
2014 Operational 40 27 13 9 10 0 0 67 19 152
2014 Other 47 14 16 5 14 3 0 64 20 31

Senior management

Question 29. Senior managers in my department or agency lead by example in ethical behaviour.

Survey year Demographic Strongly agree
(%)
Somewhat agree
(%)
Neither agree nor disagree
(%)
Somewhat disagree
(%)
Strongly disagree
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Positive answers
(%)
Negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2018 Executive 28 40 17 13 2 0 0 68 15 47
2018 Scientific and Professional 31 35 15 7 7 4 1 69 15 275
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 32 32 14 11 7 4 0 67 18 2103
2018 Technical 33 36 11 10 2 8 0 75 13 90
2018 Administrative Support 33 32 17 8 5 4 1 68 14 1656
2018 Operational 31 28 18 9 9 4 1 63 18 184
2018 Other 52 26 5 6 1 9 1 86 8 127
2017 Executive 36 36 2 23 2 2 0 73 25 53
2017 Scientific and Professional 33 31 13 8 8 8 0 69 17 248
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 30 34 14 11 7 4 1 66 19 2064
2017 Technical 42 26 15 12 5 0 0 68 18 80
2017 Administrative Support 36 31 15 8 5 5 1 71 13 1820
2017 Operational 37 28 18 5 6 5 1 68 12 165
2017 Other 51 20 5 1 8 14 2 84 10 128
2014 Executive 49 30 11 8 3 0 0 78 11 37
2014 Scientific and Professional 30 33 12 12 8 4 1 67 21 148
2014 Administration and Foreign Services 27 36 14 11 8 4 0 67 19 1765
2014 Technical 21 39 15 9 10 5 0 63 20 56
2014 Administrative Support 32 33 17 8 4 5 1 69 13 1782
2014 Operational 34 30 12 9 11 3 1 67 21 152
2014 Other 41 25 3 11 6 14 0 77 19 31

Question 30. I have confidence in the senior management of my department or agency.

Survey year Demographic Strongly agree
(%)
Somewhat agree
(%)
Neither agree nor disagree
(%)
Somewhat disagree
(%)
Strongly disagree
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Positive answers
(%)
Negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2018 Executive 30 39 17 13 0 0 0 70 13 46
2018 Scientific and Professional 28 32 18 9 10 1 1 61 20 275
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 29 32 16 13 8 2 0 63 21 2095
2018 Technical 20 44 11 17 4 3 0 66 23 91
2018 Administrative Support 31 31 18 11 7 2 1 63 19 1654
2018 Operational 30 26 20 12 10 2 1 57 23 183
2018 Other 57 19 8 6 2 6 2 82 9 127
2017 Executive 32 42 6 15 6 0 0 73 21 53
2017 Scientific and Professional 27 33 15 12 8 4 0 63 21 248
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 26 34 17 13 8 2 0 61 22 2062
2017 Technical 32 38 5 16 6 3 0 72 23 80
2017 Administrative Support 32 32 15 11 7 3 1 66 18 1819
2017 Operational 29 30 15 16 7 2 1 61 24 164
2017 Other 47 24 8 2 8 9 3 80 11 128
2014 Executive 43 35 14 5 3 0 0 78 8 37
2014 Scientific and Professional 28 35 13 14 8 2 0 64 23 148
2014 Administration and Foreign Services 24 35 17 13 9 2 0 60 23 1766
2014 Technical 13 31 18 20 12 5 0 46 34 56
2014 Administrative Support 29 33 16 12 7 2 1 64 19 1781
2014 Operational 35 24 18 9 11 1 1 60 21 152
2014 Other 24 23 15 19 6 14 0 54 28 31

Question 31. Senior management in my department or agency makes effective and timely decisions.

Survey year Demographic Strongly agree
(%)
Somewhat agree
(%)
Neither agree nor disagree
(%)
Somewhat disagree
(%)
Strongly disagree
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Positive answers
(%)
Negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2018 Executive 15 38 23 21 2 0 0 53 23 47
2018 Scientific and Professional 21 31 16 18 10 4 1 54 29 272
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 21 30 21 16 9 3 0 53 26 2096
2018 Technical 16 33 20 15 8 8 0 54 25 91
2018 Administrative Support 25 29 21 12 7 5 1 57 21 1649
2018 Operational 21 28 22 11 14 3 1 51 26 182
2018 Other 38 28 8 9 3 11 2 76 14 126
2017 Executive 19 48 4 21 6 2 0 69 27 53
2017 Scientific and Professional 23 30 14 16 11 6 0 56 29 247
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 18 33 18 17 10 4 0 53 28 2062
2017 Technical 24 35 10 16 13 2 0 60 29 80
2017 Administrative Support 25 29 19 13 8 5 1 58 22 1812
2017 Operational 23 33 13 15 9 5 1 61 25 165
2017 Other 36 28 7 7 7 12 4 76 17 127
2014 Executive 38 32 8 19 3 0 0 70 22 37
2014 Scientific and Professional 27 29 13 19 11 2 0 57 30 148
2014 Administration and Foreign Services 17 32 17 19 11 4 0 51 31 1765
2014 Technical 5 22 30 21 14 7 0 30 38 56
2014 Administrative Support 23 28 19 16 8 5 1 55 25 1782
2014 Operational 31 25 14 11 14 3 1 59 26 152
2014 Other 17 35 19 9 8 14 0 59 19 31

Question 32. Essential information flows effectively from senior management to staff.

Survey year Demographic Strongly agree
(%)
Somewhat agree
(%)
Neither agree nor disagree
(%)
Somewhat disagree
(%)
Strongly disagree
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Positive answers
(%)
Negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2018 Executive 23 28 21 23 4 0 0 51 28 47
2018 Scientific and Professional 15 34 15 22 12 1 1 51 34 275
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 18 29 18 20 13 2 0 48 33 2102
2018 Technical 14 40 13 16 11 5 0 57 29 91
2018 Administrative Support 22 29 18 16 11 3 1 53 28 1646
2018 Operational 20 25 20 18 14 3 1 47 32 184
2018 Other 35 28 9 7 7 12 2 73 17 127
2017 Executive 23 43 10 19 6 0 0 66 25 53
2017 Scientific and Professional 19 32 18 17 9 5 0 54 28 248
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 16 32 18 18 14 3 0 49 32 2059
2017 Technical 23 35 11 19 12 0 0 58 31 80
2017 Administrative Support 23 28 18 17 10 4 0 54 28 1820
2017 Operational 23 27 16 16 13 4 1 53 31 163
2017 Other 35 28 10 8 5 13 2 74 14 127
2014 Executive 35 38 19 5 3 0 0 73 8 37
2014 Scientific and Professional 20 34 14 16 15 1 0 55 31 148
2014 Administration and Foreign Services 15 34 17 19 13 2 0 50 33 1765
2014 Technical 9 21 14 22 29 4 0 31 54 56
2014 Administrative Support 21 31 17 18 10 3 1 54 29 1781
2014 Operational 27 27 16 12 17 1 0 54 29 152
2014 Other 30 13 15 17 12 14 0 49 33 31
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Workforce

Performance management

Question 6. I receive meaningful recognition for work well done.

Survey year Demographic Strongly agree
(%)
Somewhat agree
(%)
Neither agree nor disagree
(%)
Somewhat disagree
(%)
Strongly disagree
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Positive answers
(%)
Negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2018 Executive 36 36 19 2 6 0 0 72 9 47
2018 Scientific and Professional 33 35 13 12 7 0 0 68 19 273
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 31 33 14 12 10 0 0 64 22 2099
2018 Technical 30 38 11 11 7 2 1 70 18 91
2018 Administrative Support 30 34 16 11 9 0 0 64 20 1651
2018 Operational 23 34 16 12 14 1 0 58 26 183
2018 Other 50 27 14 6 3 0 1 78 9 127
2017 Executive 40 47 6 4 2 1 0 88 6 53
2017 Scientific and Professional 37 30 12 11 8 1 1 69 19 248
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 29 35 15 13 8 0 0 65 21 2057
2017 Technical 33 26 22 13 6 0 0 59 19 79
2017 Administrative Support 32 33 13 12 8 0 0 66 21 1820
2017 Operational 29 35 16 11 9 0 0 64 20 165
2017 Other 38 33 14 8 5 1 1 73 13 128
2014 Executive 54 24 5 11 5 0 0 78 16 37
2014 Scientific and Professional 33 37 15 8 7 0 0 70 15 149
2014 Administration and Foreign Services 27 37 14 12 10 0 0 64 22 1765
2014 Technical 20 34 17 11 19 0 0 54 29 56
2014 Administrative Support 30 38 13 13 7 0 0 68 19 1782
2014 Operational 28 33 20 9 10 0 0 60 19 151
2014 Other 47 19 10 13 11 0 0 66 24 31

Question 7. I have clear work objectives.

Survey year Demographic Strongly agree
(%)
Somewhat agree
(%)
Neither agree nor disagree
(%)
Somewhat disagree
(%)
Strongly disagree
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Positive answers
(%)
Negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2018 Executive 38 53 6 2 0 0 0 91 2 47
2018 Scientific and Professional 31 42 11 10 6 0 0 73 16 276
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 33 38 12 10 7 0 0 71 17 2100
2018 Technical 31 43 8 15 2 0 1 74 18 91
2018 Administrative Support 33 40 14 9 3 0 0 74 12 1652
2018 Operational 30 43 14 8 5 0 0 73 13 183
2018 Other 33 39 13 9 5 0 1 72 14 126
2017 Executive 49 42 4 4 2 0 0 90 6 53
2017 Scientific and Professional 34 44 9 8 6 0 0 77 14 247
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 31 39 12 12 6 0 0 70 18 2057
2017 Technical 40 30 14 12 4 0 0 70 16 80
2017 Administrative Support 36 40 11 9 3 0 0 77 13 1821
2017 Operational 38 42 11 6 3 0 0 79 10 165
2017 Other 40 42 9 6 2 0 1 83 8 128

Question 19. In my work unit, unsatisfactory employee performance is managed effectively.

Survey year Demographic Strongly agree
(%)
Somewhat agree
(%)
Neither agree nor disagree
(%)
Somewhat disagree
(%)
Strongly disagree
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Positive answers
(%)
Negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2018 Executive 26 28 15 22 2 4 2 58 26 46
2018 Scientific and Professional 16 20 15 17 16 13 3 42 40 274
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 13 23 19 17 15 11 2 41 37 2098
2018 Technical 12 13 18 18 18 16 6 32 45 91
2018 Administrative Support 12 21 21 19 15 10 2 38 39 1652
2018 Operational 11 21 16 18 23 10 1 36 46 181
2018 Other 17 21 12 17 8 20 5 51 32 126
2017 Executive 17 54 6 13 4 2 4 76 18 53
2017 Scientific and Professional 13 20 11 23 11 18 4 42 43 247
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 11 23 18 18 15 12 3 40 39 2059
2017 Technical 11 23 16 15 18 16 0 41 40 80
2017 Administrative Support 13 20 16 18 15 16 3 40 39 1821
2017 Operational 11 26 16 20 15 11 1 42 39 165
2017 Other 22 15 11 12 5 30 5 58 26 128
2014 Executive 24 49 11 14 3 0 0 73 16 37
2014 Scientific and Professional 18 18 12 21 16 14 1 42 44 149
2014 Administration and Foreign Services 12 23 18 19 16 10 2 39 40 1765
2014 Technical 6 13 19 25 27 9 2 21 58 55
2014 Administrative Support 13 23 18 18 14 12 2 41 37 1781
2014 Operational 12 32 17 22 16 1 0 45 39 152
2014 Other 30 2 17 18 13 20 0 40 39 31

Question 22. I receive useful feedback from my immediate supervisor on my job performance.

Survey year Demographic Strongly agree
(%)
Somewhat agree
(%)
Neither agree nor disagree
(%)
Somewhat disagree
(%)
Strongly disagree
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Positive answers
(%)
Negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2018 Executive 49 30 11 9 2 0 0 79 11 47
2018 Scientific and Professional 41 33 9 8 7 0 1 75 16 274
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 38 34 11 10 6 0 0 72 16 2094
2018 Technical 39 32 10 9 9 0 1 72 18 90
2018 Administrative Support 39 31 13 10 5 0 1 71 16 1647
2018 Operational 36 26 16 13 7 0 2 64 20 185
2018 Other 55 19 8 14 4 0 1 74 18 127
2017 Executive 47 36 8 8 0 0 2 84 8 53
2017 Scientific and Professional 38 37 9 8 5 1 1 77 14 248
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 37 33 13 10 6 1 0 71 16 2063
2017 Technical 46 31 10 6 7 0 0 77 13 80
2017 Administrative Support 41 32 11 9 6 1 1 74 15 1819
2017 Operational 38 32 13 9 8 0 0 70 17 165
2017 Other 48 30 12 4 5 0 1 79 9 128
2014 Executive 62 24 0 11 3 0 0 86 14 37
2014 Scientific and Professional 41 38 8 5 6 1 0 80 11 149
2014 Administration and Foreign Services 39 34 11 8 7 1 0 74 15 1766
2014 Technical 30 32 14 2 14 6 2 67 17 56
2014 Administrative Support 43 32 10 8 6 1 1 76 14 1783
2014 Operational 36 32 17 9 6 0 0 68 15 151
2014 Other 54 21 12 10 4 0 0 75 13 31

Question 28. I receive the support I need from senior management to address unsatisfactory performance issues in my work unit. (for supervisors)

Survey year Demographic Strongly agree
(%)
Somewhat agree
(%)
Neither agree nor disagree
(%)
Somewhat disagree
(%)
Strongly disagree
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Positive answers
(%)
Negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2018 Executive 36 36 14 7 5 0 2 73 12 42
2018 Scientific and Professional 26 24 13 17 9 0 11 57 28 46
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 29 35 14 9 7 2 3 68 17 556
2018 Administrative Support 26 40 3 17 9 6 0 70 27 35
2018 Operational 25 30 25 0 19 0 0 56 19 16
2017 Executive 50 33 0 6 2 4 4 91 9 48
2017 Scientific and Professional 13 45 5 12 8 5 12 70 24 39
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 30 35 15 9 4 2 5 70 14 567
2017 Technical 28 54 0 9 0 0 8 90 10 11
2017 Administrative Support 23 42 13 13 10 0 0 65 23 31
2017 Operational 27 47 8 18 0 0 0 74 18 18
2014 Executive 38 32 14 5 8 0 3 72 14 37
2014 Scientific and Professional 25 27 22 14 4 4 4 57 20 31
2014 Administration and Foreign Services 26 37 13 10 5 3 5 68 17 493
2014 Administrative Support 27 41 13 9 9 0 0 68 19 53
2014 Operational 31 25 25 18 0 0 0 57 18 16

Job fit and development

Question 1. I get the training I need to do my job.

Survey year Demographic Strongly agree
(%)
Somewhat agree
(%)
Neither agree nor disagree
(%)
Somewhat disagree
(%)
Strongly disagree
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Positive answers
(%)
Negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2018 Executive 36 47 9 9 0 0 0 83 9 47
2018 Scientific and Professional 31 45 9 10 4 1 1 77 14 274
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 28 43 9 14 6 0 1 72 19 2100
2018 Technical 37 34 8 15 5 0 0 71 21 91
2018 Administrative Support 26 46 8 14 5 0 1 73 19 1661
2018 Operational 33 43 9 9 6 0 0 75 15 183
2018 Other 45 35 4 9 3 1 2 83 13 127
2017 Executive 43 46 10 0 0 0 2 90 0 53
2017 Scientific and Professional 28 39 14 11 7 0 0 68 18 248
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 29 40 10 14 6 0 0 69 21 2061
2017 Technical 37 34 11 9 10 0 0 71 18 80
2017 Administrative Support 31 37 9 16 6 0 0 68 23 1822
2017 Operational 31 39 14 10 7 0 0 70 17 165
2017 Other 44 36 5 10 5 0 0 80 15 128
2014 Executive 54 35 5 5 0 0 0 89 5 37
2014 Scientific and Professional 35 37 12 9 7 0 0 72 16 149
2014 Administration and Foreign Services 30 38 10 14 8 0 0 69 22 1765
2014 Technical 20 33 14 18 15 0 0 53 33 56
2014 Administrative Support 31 40 9 13 6 0 0 71 19 1783
2014 Operational 33 39 9 9 9 0 0 72 19 152
2014 Other 47 23 6 11 10 0 2 72 22 31

Question 2. My job is a good fit with my interests.

Survey year Demographic Strongly agree
(%)
Somewhat agree
(%)
Neither agree nor disagree
(%)
Somewhat disagree
(%)
Strongly disagree
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Positive answers
(%)
Negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2018 Executive 55 38 4 0 2 0 0 94 2 47
2018 Scientific and Professional 56 32 7 3 1 0 1 89 4 275
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 42 39 10 5 3 0 0 82 8 2097
2018 Technical 64 28 4 1 2 0 0 92 3 90
2018 Administrative Support 35 39 14 8 4 0 0 75 11 1652
2018 Operational 40 40 11 5 3 1 0 81 8 183
2018 Other 51 25 12 9 2 1 2 77 11 127
2017 Executive 62 32 0 4 2 0 0 94 6 53
2017 Scientific and Professional 53 34 7 4 1 0 0 87 5 247
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 43 37 10 7 3 0 0 80 10 2063
2017 Technical 61 29 6 1 3 0 0 90 4 79
2017 Administrative Support 39 37 12 8 4 0 0 76 12 1821
2017 Operational 53 31 12 2 2 0 0 84 4 165
2017 Other 46 37 13 4 1 0 0 83 5 128
2014 Executive 65 24 3 5 3 0 0 89 8 37
2014 Scientific and Professional 47 40 9 2 3 0 0 86 5 149
2014 Administration and Foreign Services 42 37 11 7 3 0 0 79 10 1766
2014 Technical 51 32 5 8 4 0 0 83 11 56
2014 Administrative Support 38 39 11 8 4 0 0 77 12 1784
2014 Operational 46 33 12 4 5 0 0 79 9 152
2014 Other 34 37 2 17 5 0 6 75 23 31

Question 3. My job is a good fit with my skills.

Survey year Demographic Strongly agree
(%)
Somewhat agree
(%)
Neither agree nor disagree
(%)
Somewhat disagree
(%)
Strongly disagree
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Positive answers
(%)
Negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2018 Executive 67 29 2 0 2 0 0 96 2 45
2018 Scientific and Professional 59 32 5 3 2 0 0 90 5 274
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 48 36 7 5 3 0 0 85 8 2073
2018 Technical 63 32 1 2 2 0 0 94 4 89
2018 Administrative Support 40 38 10 7 5 0 0 78 12 1649
2018 Operational 48 39 6 6 1 0 0 87 7 183
2018 Other 51 32 8 7 1 1 1 85 8 127
2017 Executive 67 31 0 0 2 0 0 98 2 52
2017 Scientific and Professional 57 33 4 4 1 0 0 91 5 247
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 48 36 7 6 3 0 0 85 9 2062
2017 Technical 64 29 5 0 3 0 0 92 3 79
2017 Administrative Support 44 35 8 9 5 0 0 79 13 1817
2017 Operational 60 30 7 2 2 0 0 89 4 164
2017 Other 54 31 12 3 1 0 0 84 4 128
2014 Executive 68 30 0 0 3 0 0 97 3 37
2014 Scientific and Professional 52 37 4 4 3 0 0 89 8 149
2014 Administration and Foreign Services 48 37 7 5 3 0 0 85 8 1765
2014 Technical 50 33 5 6 5 0 0 83 11 56
2014 Administrative Support 43 38 7 7 4 0 0 81 12 1782
2014 Operational 54 31 7 4 5 0 0 85 9 152
2014 Other 47 35 2 6 10 0 0 82 16 31

Question 37. My department or agency does a good job of supporting employee career development.

Survey year Demographic Strongly agree
(%)
Somewhat agree
(%)
Neither agree nor disagree
(%)
Somewhat disagree
(%)
Strongly disagree
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Positive answers
(%)
Negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2018 Executive 20 52 11 15 2 0 0 72 17 46
2018 Scientific and Professional 22 36 15 12 7 4 3 62 21 274
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 24 33 16 15 10 2 0 58 26 2100
2018 Technical 30 26 14 14 10 4 1 59 26 91
2018 Administrative Support 25 30 20 12 10 3 1 58 22 1646
2018 Operational 22 26 21 17 13 1 1 49 30 184
2018 Other 42 29 9 4 4 7 4 80 10 126
2017 Executive 25 39 17 12 5 0 2 65 17 53
2017 Scientific and Professional 32 29 13 15 7 3 2 63 23 247
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 26 34 14 13 10 2 1 62 24 2058
2017 Technical 30 30 13 16 7 3 1 62 24 80
2017 Administrative Support 29 32 15 11 9 3 1 64 20 1817
2017 Operational 24 29 21 11 12 2 1 55 23 163
2017 Other 36 30 7 8 5 10 4 77 15 128
2014 Executive 35 46 5 11 3 0 0 81 14 37
2014 Scientific and Professional 24 26 19 15 9 3 3 54 26 149
2014 Administration and Foreign Services 25 32 15 13 12 2 0 59 26 1765
2014 Technical 20 29 11 14 19 5 2 52 36 56
2014 Administrative Support 27 32 14 13 10 3 1 62 24 1783
2014 Operational 25 25 20 9 19 1 1 51 29 152
2014 Other 39 14 16 13 11 8 0 57 25 31

Question 38. I believe I have opportunities for promotion within my department or agency, given my education, skills and experience.

Survey year Demographic Strongly agree
(%)
Somewhat agree
(%)
Neither agree nor disagree
(%)
Somewhat disagree
(%)
Strongly disagree
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Positive answers
(%)
Negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2018 Executive 21 47 13 9 4 0 6 73 14 47
2018 Scientific and Professional 19 24 19 13 16 4 5 47 32 275
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 21 26 15 17 17 1 2 48 36 2094
2018 Technical 20 26 20 13 15 2 3 49 30 91
2018 Administrative Support 15 20 19 17 21 3 5 37 42 1658
2018 Operational 16 23 18 18 23 2 1 40 42 185
2018 Other 29 19 13 12 9 8 9 59 25 125
2017 Executive 27 38 10 8 11 0 8 70 20 53
2017 Scientific and Professional 23 22 13 12 18 2 10 51 34 248
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 19 27 14 17 18 1 4 48 37 2058
2017 Technical 22 19 13 14 26 4 4 43 43 80
2017 Administrative Support 17 22 15 17 20 4 5 43 40 1820
2017 Operational 16 20 23 16 16 7 3 40 35 165
2017 Other 25 25 9 6 10 10 14 66 22 126
2014 Executive 38 24 14 11 14 0 0 62 24 37
2014 Scientific and Professional 17 14 16 20 15 5 14 38 43 148
2014 Administration and Foreign Services 17 23 15 19 22 2 2 42 43 1764
2014 Technical 9 21 10 16 36 7 0 33 56 56
2014 Administrative Support 14 21 17 17 23 3 5 38 44 1783
2014 Operational 22 22 16 10 24 3 2 47 36 152
2014 Other 19 4 21 30 14 8 4 26 50 31

Empowerment

Question 11. I have opportunities to provide input into decisions that affect my work.

Survey year Demographic Strongly agree
(%)
Somewhat agree
(%)
Neither agree nor disagree
(%)
Somewhat disagree
(%)
Strongly disagree
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Positive answers
(%)
Negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2018 Executive 52 35 9 4 0 0 0 87 4 46
2018 Scientific and Professional 37 38 9 8 7 0 0 76 15 274
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 35 36 11 10 7 0 0 71 18 2088
2018 Technical 43 35 10 7 2 1 1 81 9 90
2018 Administrative Support 28 36 15 12 7 0 1 65 20 1650
2018 Operational 20 36 14 15 14 0 0 56 30 186
2018 Other 35 40 14 6 2 0 2 76 9 126
2017 Executive 68 27 2 4 0 0 0 94 4 53
2017 Scientific and Professional 38 38 7 10 5 0 2 78 15 247
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 35 40 9 10 5 0 1 75 16 2056
2017 Technical 42 44 4 11 0 0 0 85 11 80
2017 Administrative Support 32 38 12 11 6 0 1 71 17 1808
2017 Operational 23 42 15 10 9 1 1 65 20 162
2017 Other 41 31 15 5 6 2 1 74 11 128
2014 Executive 68 22 3 3 5 0 0 89 8 37
2014 Scientific and Professional 26 42 12 12 7 0 0 69 19 149
2014 Administration and Foreign Services 28 42 10 12 8 0 0 70 20 1765
2014 Technical 13 52 14 11 10 0 0 64 21 56
2014 Administrative Support 25 43 13 11 7 1 0 69 18 1783
2014 Operational 22 38 15 15 10 0 0 60 25 151
2014 Other 46 24 0 18 13 0 0 70 30 31

Question 12. I am encouraged to be innovative or to take initiative in my work.

Survey year Demographic Strongly agree
(%)
Somewhat agree
(%)
Neither agree nor disagree
(%)
Somewhat disagree
(%)
Strongly disagree
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Positive answers
(%)
Negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2018 Executive 54 28 11 7 0 0 0 83 7 46
2018 Scientific and Professional 46 30 11 4 8 0 0 76 12 274
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 40 31 14 9 6 0 0 71 15 2085
2018 Technical 48 34 8 7 3 0 0 82 10 91
2018 Administrative Support 34 31 17 10 6 0 1 66 16 1636
2018 Operational 22 33 17 13 14 0 0 56 27 185
2018 Other 37 36 16 8 2 0 1 73 11 123
2017 Executive 68 27 0 4 2 0 0 94 6 53
2017 Scientific and Professional 43 32 11 7 5 1 1 77 12 248
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 39 34 12 9 5 0 0 74 14 2060
2017 Technical 43 38 11 4 4 0 0 81 7 80
2017 Administrative Support 37 34 14 9 6 0 1 72 15 1816
2017 Operational 26 40 15 13 5 1 1 67 18 161
2017 Other 41 36 13 6 2 0 2 78 9 128
2014 Executive 68 11 11 5 5 0 0 78 11 37
2014 Scientific and Professional 39 35 11 6 7 1 0 75 13 149
2014 Administration and Foreign Services 37 34 13 9 6 0 0 71 15 1766
2014 Technical 32 35 18 5 9 0 0 68 14 56
2014 Administrative Support 34 37 14 8 5 0 0 72 14 1782
2014 Operational 30 37 14 9 9 0 0 67 18 151
2014 Other 44 21 9 6 18 2 0 67 24 31

Question 13. I have support at work to provide a high level of service.

Survey year Demographic Strongly agree
(%)
Somewhat agree
(%)
Neither agree nor disagree
(%)
Somewhat disagree
(%)
Strongly disagree
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Positive answers
(%)
Negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2018 Executive 52 33 13 2 0 0 0 85 2 46
2018 Scientific and Professional 41 37 10 5 7 0 1 79 11 274
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 38 34 12 10 5 0 0 72 15 2091
2018 Technical 43 36 10 8 1 1 1 81 9 91
2018 Administrative Support 36 36 15 7 5 0 0 72 12 1657
2018 Operational 31 37 14 11 7 1 0 68 18 186
2018 Other 38 44 10 2 4 2 1 84 6 126
2017 Executive 52 36 4 8 0 0 0 89 8 53
2017 Scientific and Professional 45 30 6 10 7 0 1 76 17 248
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 39 36 11 10 5 0 0 75 14 2059
2017 Technical 42 37 11 5 3 1 1 81 8 80
2017 Administrative Support 40 34 13 8 5 0 0 75 13 1814
2017 Operational 38 38 15 5 4 0 0 76 9 162
2017 Other 46 35 9 3 5 1 0 83 8 127
2014 Executive 76 8 8 8 0 0 0 84 8 37
2014 Scientific and Professional 38 38 10 9 5 0 0 76 14 149
2014 Administration and Foreign Services 37 34 12 10 6 0 0 71 17 1765
2014 Technical 23 47 17 5 7 0 0 70 12 56
2014 Administrative Support 37 38 13 8 4 0 0 75 12 1783
2014 Operational 31 39 16 6 7 0 0 71 13 151
2014 Other 44 15 26 11 4 0 0 59 14 31

Question 39. I feel I would be supported by my department or agency if I proposed a new idea.

Survey year Demographic Strongly agree
(%)
Somewhat agree
(%)
Neither agree nor disagree
(%)
Somewhat disagree
(%)
Strongly disagree
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Positive answers
(%)
Negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2018 Executive 38 47 9 4 2 0 0 85 6 47
2018 Scientific and Professional 27 42 13 11 4 2 1 71 16 274
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 25 35 21 9 6 3 0 62 16 2102
2018 Technical 31 45 14 3 3 3 0 78 7 91
2018 Administrative Support 21 36 23 9 7 3 1 60 17 1650
2018 Operational 19 32 18 18 11 2 0 52 29 185
2018 Other 38 30 18 6 3 4 1 71 10 125
2017 Executive 42 47 8 2 0 0 2 90 2 53
2017 Scientific and Professional 29 39 15 10 5 2 0 69 16 247
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 26 37 17 10 6 3 0 65 17 2055
2017 Technical 32 36 22 5 2 1 1 70 8 80
2017 Administrative Support 25 37 18 9 6 4 1 65 16 1815
2017 Operational 20 37 19 9 11 2 1 59 21 165
2017 Other 36 29 11 10 4 9 2 73 15 127

Work-life balance and workload

Question 4. I have support at work to balance my work and personal life.

Survey year Demographic Strongly agree
(%)
Somewhat agree
(%)
Neither agree nor disagree
(%)
Somewhat disagree
(%)
Strongly disagree
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Positive answers
(%)
Negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2018 Executive 49 45 2 2 2 0 0 94 4 47
2018 Scientific and Professional 49 33 8 6 4 0 1 83 9 275
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 51 29 9 7 4 0 0 80 11 2095
2018 Technical 51 37 6 4 1 1 0 89 6 89
2018 Administrative Support 51 29 10 6 3 0 1 81 9 1655
2018 Operational 32 32 17 11 7 1 1 65 19 182
2018 Other 57 26 9 5 2 0 2 84 7 126
2017 Executive 50 34 4 10 2 0 0 84 12 52
2017 Scientific and Professional 52 28 8 6 5 0 1 81 11 246
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 50 30 7 7 4 0 0 81 12 2062
2017 Technical 56 30 4 9 1 0 0 86 10 79
2017 Administrative Support 50 31 8 7 3 0 0 82 10 1819
2017 Operational 41 30 12 10 6 0 0 72 17 165
2017 Other 52 20 12 4 6 5 1 76 11 128
2014 Executive 59 24 3 11 3 0 0 84 14 37
2014 Scientific and Professional 49 28 9 11 2 0 0 77 13 148
2014 Administration and Foreign Services 46 31 9 9 5 0 0 77 14 1762
2014 Technical 39 28 14 11 5 0 2 69 16 56
2014 Administrative Support 49 32 10 6 3 0 0 81 9 1781
2014 Operational 36 33 12 9 9 1 0 70 18 152
2014 Other 50 18 4 13 15 0 0 69 27 31

Question 15. I can complete my assigned workload during my regular working hours.

Survey year Demographic Always/ Almost always
(%)
Often
(%)
Sometimes
(%)
Rarely
(%)
Never/ Almost never
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Positive answers
(%)
Negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2018 Executive 23 38 19 17 2 0 0 62 19 47
2018 Scientific and Professional 30 33 19 8 6 0 3 66 15 274
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 34 30 18 10 6 0 1 65 17 2103
2018 Technical 39 22 19 15 4 0 1 61 20 91
2018 Administrative Support 42 28 16 8 5 0 1 71 13 1658
2018 Operational 56 30 8 2 1 1 1 88 4 184
2018 Other 61 26 6 3 2 1 2 89 5 127
2017 Executive 17 24 25 29 4 0 2 42 33 53
2017 Scientific and Professional 35 34 18 6 5 0 2 71 11 248
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 32 33 17 9 6 0 2 67 16 2063
2017 Technical 33 42 14 6 1 0 4 78 8 79
2017 Administrative Support 39 32 15 7 5 0 2 72 12 1823
2017 Operational 45 34 11 4 0 0 5 84 4 165
2017 Other 57 27 9 1 4 0 2 86 5 128
2014 Executive 24 22 41 11 3 0 0 46 14 37
2014 Scientific and Professional 30 34 17 12 6 0 1 65 18 149
2014 Administration and Foreign Services 29 31 20 10 9 0 1 60 20 1765
2014 Technical 25 18 32 18 5 2 0 44 23 56
2014 Administrative Support 34 32 17 8 7 0 1 67 16 1783
2014 Operational 50 26 17 4 1 0 1 77 6 150
2014 Other 45 32 16 3 4 0 0 77 7 31

Mobility and retention

Question 46. Do you intend to leave your current position in the next two years?

Survey year Demographic Yes
(%)
No
(%)
Not Sure
(%)
Total responses
2018 Executive 49 28 23 47
2018 Scientific and Professional 23 41 36 274
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 28 35 37 2107
2018 Technical 17 53 31 91
2018 Administrative Support 28 36 36 1660
2018 Operational 24 44 31 186
2018 Other 40 23 37 127
2017 Executive 36 41 23 53
2017 Scientific and Professional 26 38 36 247
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 27 37 36 2065
2017 Technical 20 57 23 80
2017 Administrative Support 25 38 37 1823
2017 Operational 13 53 35 165
2017 Other 33 33 34 128
2014 Executive 49 30 22 37
2014 Scientific and Professional 23 41 36 148
2014 Administration and Foreign Services 29 34 36 1766
2014 Technical 30 48 23 56
2014 Administrative Support 25 40 36 1784
2014 Operational 23 44 33 152
2014 Other 30 35 35 31

Question 47. Please indicate your reason for leaving.

Survey year Demographic To retire
(%)
To pursue another position within my department or agency
(%)
To pursue a position in another department or agency
(%)
To pursue a position outside the federal public service
(%)
End of my term, casual or student employment
(%)
Other
(%)
Total responses
2018 Executive 13 52 22 9 4 0 23
2018 Scientific and Professional 10 41 31 5 6 7 59
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 19 39 30 3 3 7 582
2018 Technical 33 20 27 7 7 7 15
2018 Administrative Support 22 35 26 7 3 7 465
2018 Operational 16 24 27 13 9 10 46
2018 Other 3 7 5 5 78 1 48
2017 Executive 5 42 47 0 0 5 19
2017 Scientific and Professional 17 28 30 8 9 8 67
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 19 36 28 4 5 8 561
2017 Technical 25 25 32 6 0 12 16
2017 Administrative Support 21 36 23 5 7 8 457
2017 Operational 20 12 31 8 19 11 23
2017 Other 4 8 2 1 80 3 32
2014 Executive 28 39 22 11 9999 0 18
2014 Scientific and Professional 32 3 34 14 9999 17 34
2014 Administration and Foreign Services 20 38 31 5 9999 6 509
2014 Technical 17 24 29 11 9999 18 17
2014 Administrative Support 24 37 23 7 9999 10 439
2014 Operational 19 23 37 8 9999 13 35
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Organizational goals

Question 8. I know how my work contributes to the achievement of my department’s or agency’s goals.

Survey year Demographic Strongly agree
(%)
Somewhat agree
(%)
Neither agree nor disagree
(%)
Somewhat disagree
(%)
Strongly disagree
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Positive answers
(%)
Negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2018 Executive 66 32 0 2 0 0 0 98 2 47
2018 Scientific and Professional 50 42 4 2 2 0 0 92 4 276
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 51 37 7 3 1 0 0 88 5 2105
2018 Technical 58 35 3 2 2 0 0 92 4 90
2018 Administrative Support 50 38 8 3 2 0 0 88 4 1660
2018 Operational 46 44 6 2 1 1 0 91 3 186
2018 Other 51 38 3 3 3 1 1 90 7 126
2017 Executive 68 28 0 2 2 0 0 96 4 53
2017 Scientific and Professional 47 40 6 4 2 0 0 88 6 246
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 47 37 8 5 3 0 0 84 8 2059
2017 Technical 52 34 6 7 1 0 0 85 9 80
2017 Administrative Support 50 36 8 4 2 0 0 86 6 1818
2017 Operational 51 35 9 3 1 1 0 87 4 165
2017 Other 50 42 2 5 0 0 1 94 5 127
2014 Executive 81 19 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 37
2014 Scientific and Professional 49 34 9 4 2 2 0 84 7 149
2014 Administration and Foreign Services 45 39 9 4 2 0 0 85 7 1766
2014 Technical 41 43 12 4 0 0 0 84 4 56
2014 Administrative Support 46 40 9 3 2 0 0 86 5 1783
2014 Operational 46 37 8 4 4 0 0 83 9 152
2014 Other 46 36 7 7 2 2 0 84 9 31

Question 33. My department or agency does a good job of communicating its vision, mission and goals.

Survey year Demographic Strongly agree
(%)
Somewhat agree
(%)
Neither agree nor disagree
(%)
Somewhat disagree
(%)
Strongly disagree
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Positive answers
(%)
Negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2018 Executive 28 43 7 17 4 0 0 72 22 46
2018 Scientific and Professional 27 39 16 12 5 1 1 67 17 273
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 27 42 18 9 4 1 0 69 13 2098
2018 Technical 26 40 18 14 1 1 0 67 15 89
2018 Administrative Support 26 41 19 8 4 2 0 68 12 1655
2018 Operational 26 37 16 11 6 1 1 65 18 184
2018 Other 40 34 9 6 5 4 2 78 12 125
2017 Executive 41 42 6 6 6 0 0 83 11 53
2017 Scientific and Professional 29 39 10 13 5 2 1 71 18 247
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 27 40 17 10 4 1 0 68 15 2062
2017 Technical 27 36 14 14 6 1 1 65 21 79
2017 Administrative Support 31 39 18 7 4 2 0 71 11 1814
2017 Operational 32 36 15 8 5 3 1 71 14 165
2017 Other 40 37 8 6 2 6 2 83 8 128
2014 Executive 54 35 5 5 0 0 0 89 5 37
2014 Scientific and Professional 30 40 17 6 6 1 0 70 12 149
2014 Administration and Foreign Services 30 41 14 9 5 1 0 71 14 1765
2014 Technical 14 43 21 8 14 0 0 57 22 56
2014 Administrative Support 33 36 17 7 4 2 0 71 12 1784
2014 Operational 32 37 16 5 7 3 1 71 13 152
2014 Other 30 35 8 12 7 2 6 71 21 31

Organizational performance

Question 16a. I feel that the quality of my work suffers because of... constantly changing priorities.

Survey year Demographic Always/ Almost always
(%)
Often
(%)
Sometimes
(%)
Rarely
(%)
Never/ Almost never
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Positive answers
(%)
Negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2018 Executive 4 21 53 15 6 0 0 21 26 47
2018 Scientific and Professional 10 22 36 24 7 0 2 31 32 274
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 12 24 34 20 9 0 1 29 37 2103
2018 Technical 9 32 36 14 7 2 1 21 42 89
2018 Administrative Support 8 21 32 23 14 1 2 38 30 1650
2018 Operational 5 19 39 24 9 1 3 35 25 184
2018 Other 5 11 24 28 27 3 3 58 17 127
2017 Executive 6 21 51 13 8 0 2 21 27 53
2017 Scientific and Professional 6 23 36 19 10 1 5 30 31 246
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 11 23 34 17 10 1 3 28 36 2053
2017 Technical 12 29 30 17 9 0 2 26 43 80
2017 Administrative Support 8 20 30 22 15 1 4 39 29 1800
2017 Operational 2 14 45 18 15 1 5 35 17 163
2017 Other 9 9 27 22 24 1 8 51 20 128
2014 Executive 3 19 32 30 11 3 3 43 23 37
2014 Scientific and Professional 10 20 46 16 7 1 1 24 30 149
2014 Administration and Foreign Services 12 27 36 16 6 0 2 23 40 1761
2014 Technical 16 31 37 10 6 0 0 16 47 56
2014 Administrative Support 9 21 35 20 10 1 3 31 32 1781
2014 Operational 10 26 30 21 9 1 4 32 37 151
2014 Other 12 19 26 20 15 0 8 38 34 31

Question 16b. I feel that the quality of my work suffers because of... lack of stability in my department or agency.

Survey year Demographic Always/ Almost always
(%)
Often
(%)
Sometimes
(%)
Rarely
(%)
Never/ Almost never
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Positive answers
(%)
Negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2018 Executive 9 19 49 21 2 0 0 23 28 47
2018 Scientific and Professional 9 18 27 28 14 2 3 44 28 274
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 10 18 30 22 16 2 2 39 30 2079
2018 Technical 9 13 30 28 14 4 1 44 24 89
2018 Administrative Support 9 15 27 25 20 2 2 47 25 1645
2018 Operational 10 22 25 26 13 2 2 40 33 184
2018 Other 3 8 22 23 37 6 2 65 12 127
2017 Executive 4 17 51 14 11 0 2 26 21 53
2017 Scientific and Professional 10 17 25 22 18 2 6 43 29 242
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 10 19 27 22 15 2 5 40 31 2044
2017 Technical 9 14 32 18 18 2 7 40 25 80
2017 Administrative Support 7 15 24 23 23 3 5 49 25 1801
2017 Operational 8 10 31 22 22 2 6 47 20 162
2017 Other 3 15 13 23 36 3 6 65 21 128
2014 Executive 5 8 27 41 14 3 3 57 14 37
2014 Scientific and Professional 10 13 33 27 13 2 1 42 24 147
2014 Administration and Foreign Services 12 20 29 22 12 1 3 36 33 1761
2014 Technical 15 23 32 16 9 1 4 27 40 56
2014 Administrative Support 7 15 28 25 17 2 5 45 24 1779
2014 Operational 11 27 23 17 16 2 3 35 41 150
2014 Other 7 20 25 13 26 2 8 43 30 31

Question 16c. I feel that the quality of my work suffers because of... too many approval stages.

Survey year Demographic Always/ Almost always
(%)
Often
(%)
Sometimes
(%)
Rarely
(%)
Never/ Almost never
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Positive answers
(%)
Negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2018 Executive 4 17 43 28 7 0 0 35 22 46
2018 Scientific and Professional 17 17 25 25 12 1 3 39 36 276
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 12 22 31 20 11 1 3 33 35 2093
2018 Technical 10 25 32 18 9 5 1 29 37 88
2018 Administrative Support 8 16 27 25 18 3 4 45 26 1648
2018 Operational 6 19 26 27 13 4 5 44 28 181
2018 Other 10 11 24 20 27 4 3 51 22 126
2017 Executive 4 21 45 21 7 0 2 29 25 53
2017 Scientific and Professional 10 19 30 19 14 2 6 36 31 246
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 14 20 30 19 11 2 4 32 36 2055
2017 Technical 12 21 30 13 15 0 8 31 36 80
2017 Administrative Support 7 14 26 23 19 2 7 47 24 1800
2017 Operational 7 12 32 21 16 4 7 42 22 163
2017 Other 6 24 19 19 18 6 9 43 35 126
2014 Executive 8 14 41 24 11 0 3 36 22 37
2014 Scientific and Professional 12 20 25 27 13 3 1 41 33 148
2014 Administration and Foreign Services 14 24 32 17 8 1 3 27 40 1761
2014 Technical 27 21 36 7 6 4 0 13 50 56
2014 Administrative Support 10 18 27 23 15 3 5 41 30 1780
2014 Operational 8 20 31 19 11 6 5 34 32 149
2014 Other 28 16 21 6 11 0 19 21 53 31

Question 16d. I feel that the quality of my work suffers because of... unreasonable deadlines.

Survey year Demographic Always/ Almost always
(%)
Often
(%)
Sometimes
(%)
Rarely
(%)
Never/ Almost never
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Positive answers
(%)
Negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2018 Executive 4 24 43 22 7 0 0 28 28 46
2018 Scientific and Professional 10 13 29 29 16 0 3 46 23 273
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 6 12 32 31 17 1 2 49 18 2084
2018 Technical 1 8 41 32 15 1 1 48 9 89
2018 Administrative Support 2 7 25 36 25 1 3 64 10 1632
2018 Operational 2 6 20 36 25 2 8 68 9 181
2018 Other 5 4 15 30 43 2 2 75 9 127
2017 Executive 4 21 52 13 7 0 2 21 25 53
2017 Scientific and Professional 5 10 34 27 17 2 6 47 16 246
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 6 12 31 29 17 1 4 48 19 2045
2017 Technical 1 14 30 25 20 1 8 50 16 80
2017 Administrative Support 2 6 24 34 27 1 6 65 9 1789
2017 Operational 4 5 23 30 27 2 9 64 10 162
2017 Other 3 1 10 33 47 2 5 85 4 126
2014 Executive 3 16 49 22 8 0 3 31 19 37
2014 Scientific and Professional 4 14 33 30 16 1 2 48 19 149
2014 Administration and Foreign Services 7 15 34 28 13 1 3 42 23 1752
2014 Technical 9 12 44 19 13 0 4 33 21 56
2014 Administrative Support 4 7 27 35 22 1 4 60 12 1765
2014 Operational 8 10 27 24 24 2 6 52 19 150
2014 Other 5 10 18 21 27 0 19 60 18 31

Question 16e. I feel that the quality of my work suffers because of... having to do the same or more work, but with fewer resources.

Survey year Demographic Always/ Almost always
(%)
Often
(%)
Sometimes
(%)
Rarely
(%)
Never/ Almost never
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Positive answers
(%)
Negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2018 Executive 17 28 45 6 2 0 2 9 46 47
2018 Scientific and Professional 18 23 19 22 14 0 4 37 42 274
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 19 25 25 17 11 1 2 29 45 2102
2018 Technical 16 29 20 23 9 1 2 33 46 88
2018 Administrative Support 14 18 24 21 18 2 3 41 33 1651
2018 Operational 17 19 21 20 18 1 3 40 38 184
2018 Other 8 7 20 24 36 3 3 64 15 127
2017 Executive 19 30 36 4 8 0 4 12 51 53
2017 Scientific and Professional 18 19 29 13 14 1 7 29 40 246
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 20 22 25 17 11 1 4 29 44 2053
2017 Technical 20 10 34 16 12 0 8 30 33 80
2017 Administrative Support 13 16 25 19 20 1 5 42 31 1803
2017 Operational 15 13 28 17 21 1 6 41 30 164
2017 Other 10 10 10 19 39 6 6 66 23 127
2014 Executive 11 35 27 16 5 3 3 23 49 37
2014 Scientific and Professional 17 24 26 17 10 2 3 29 44 148
2014 Administration and Foreign Services 23 27 25 14 8 0 2 23 51 1759
2014 Technical 23 28 33 4 13 0 0 16 51 56
2014 Administrative Support 17 19 25 19 15 1 3 36 37 1781
2014 Operational 14 22 26 15 18 2 3 35 38 151
2014 Other 14 17 4 24 29 0 12 60 36 31

Question 16f. I feel that the quality of my work suffers because of... high staff turnover.

Survey year Demographic Always/ Almost always
(%)
Often
(%)
Sometimes
(%)
Rarely
(%)
Never/ Almost never
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Positive answers
(%)
Negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2018 Executive 17 20 33 24 0 2 4 26 40 46
2018 Scientific and Professional 10 14 27 26 13 2 7 43 27 271
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 13 20 28 20 13 2 3 35 35 2087
2018 Technical 10 7 18 33 25 6 2 62 18 89
2018 Administrative Support 9 17 24 23 20 3 4 46 28 1637
2018 Operational 12 13 23 23 22 3 4 49 27 185
2018 Other 6 5 16 20 39 7 6 68 13 126
2017 Executive 8 11 47 15 15 0 4 31 20 53
2017 Scientific and Professional 12 18 20 22 16 4 8 44 34 247
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 14 19 26 21 13 2 5 37 35 2054
2017 Technical 12 9 12 25 24 3 15 59 26 80
2017 Administrative Support 8 15 23 20 23 3 7 48 26 1800
2017 Operational 7 15 18 22 27 4 7 55 25 163
2017 Other 8 9 10 16 36 10 10 65 22 128
2014 Executive 5 0 46 32 8 3 5 44 6 37
2014 Scientific and Professional 8 18 23 24 21 1 5 48 28 147
2014 Administration and Foreign Services 12 21 27 23 12 1 4 36 35 1755
2014 Technical 9 18 29 16 20 5 2 39 29 56
2014 Administrative Support 11 13 23 25 20 3 6 49 26 1777
2014 Operational 13 11 20 22 21 3 10 49 28 150
2014 Other 7 12 3 23 32 14 9 72 24 31

Question 16g. I feel that the quality of my work suffers because of... overly complicated or unnecessary business processes.

Survey year Demographic Always/ Almost always
(%)
Often
(%)
Sometimes
(%)
Rarely
(%)
Never/ Almost never
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Positive answers
(%)
Negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2018 Executive 11 28 51 9 0 0 2 9 39 47
2018 Scientific and Professional 15 18 31 19 13 2 3 33 35 274
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 13 21 33 19 11 1 2 31 35 2098
2018 Technical 10 16 38 20 10 5 1 32 27 89
2018 Administrative Support 9 17 29 22 17 3 3 42 28 1647
2018 Operational 8 16 26 25 13 5 5 43 27 184
2018 Other 7 10 24 25 29 3 2 57 18 126
2017 Executive 6 19 54 13 6 0 2 19 25 53
2017 Scientific and Professional 12 23 26 18 12 4 6 34 38 247
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 12 20 34 18 10 2 4 30 34 2055
2017 Technical 12 14 36 15 12 5 7 30 29 80
2017 Administrative Support 8 16 29 21 17 3 6 41 27 1797
2017 Operational 8 11 25 25 17 6 8 49 22 163
2017 Other 11 11 12 19 31 8 9 60 26 128
2014 Executive 3 19 49 22 5 0 3 28 22 37
2014 Scientific and Professional 13 23 27 22 13 0 1 35 37 148
2014 Administration and Foreign Services 14 25 34 15 8 2 3 24 41 1761
2014 Technical 22 23 30 7 11 7 0 20 48 56
2014 Administrative Support 10 17 30 21 14 3 5 38 30 1775
2014 Operational 13 17 33 17 12 2 5 32 32 152
2014 Other 13 17 26 12 22 3 8 37 34 31

Respectful workplace

Question 18. In my work unit, every individual is accepted as an equal member of the team.

Survey year Demographic Strongly agree
(%)
Somewhat agree
(%)
Neither agree nor disagree
(%)
Somewhat disagree
(%)
Strongly disagree
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Positive answers
(%)
Negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2018 Executive 61 28 9 0 2 0 0 89 2 46
2018 Scientific and Professional 40 30 7 13 8 1 1 71 21 275
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 36 29 11 12 9 1 1 67 22 2097
2018 Technical 39 33 3 15 9 0 0 72 24 91
2018 Administrative Support 31 31 14 13 11 1 1 63 24 1645
2018 Operational 24 31 13 13 18 1 0 56 31 182
2018 Other 47 26 8 10 5 3 1 77 15 127
2017 Executive 64 21 2 11 0 0 2 86 12 53
2017 Scientific and Professional 39 31 10 10 7 2 2 72 17 246
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 38 30 10 11 9 1 1 69 21 2062
2017 Technical 41 33 9 12 4 1 0 75 16 79
2017 Administrative Support 37 28 11 12 10 1 0 66 23 1819
2017 Operational 37 29 13 11 11 0 0 66 22 165
2017 Other 60 20 5 6 3 4 2 85 10 128
2014 Executive 68 16 0 8 8 0 0 84 16 37
2014 Scientific and Professional 42 28 11 12 7 1 0 70 19 149
2014 Administration and Foreign Services 40 30 9 11 10 0 0 70 20 1765
2014 Technical 30 35 4 13 16 2 0 67 30 56
2014 Administrative Support 38 29 10 12 9 1 0 68 22 1781
2014 Operational 36 27 10 14 14 0 1 63 27 152
2014 Other 50 14 5 26 4 0 0 64 30 31

Question 20. In my work unit, individuals behave in a respectful manner.

Survey year Demographic Strongly agree
(%)
Somewhat agree
(%)
Neither agree nor disagree
(%)
Somewhat disagree
(%)
Strongly disagree
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Positive answers
(%)
Negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2018 Executive 52 43 0 4 0 0 0 96 4 46
2018 Scientific and Professional 48 31 6 9 5 1 1 80 14 271
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 42 36 9 9 4 0 0 78 13 2092
2018 Technical 43 40 4 9 3 0 0 83 12 90
2018 Administrative Support 39 37 10 9 5 0 0 76 14 1651
2018 Operational 27 38 10 14 10 1 1 66 24 182
2018 Other 62 24 5 4 2 1 1 88 6 127
2017 Executive 54 30 6 8 0 0 2 86 8 53
2017 Scientific and Professional 46 33 4 12 4 0 1 80 16 246
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 38 41 8 9 4 0 1 79 13 2054
2017 Technical 34 41 11 8 5 0 1 76 13 80
2017 Administrative Support 38 37 9 10 5 0 0 76 15 1817
2017 Operational 33 39 11 8 9 0 0 72 18 165
2017 Other 56 31 3 2 4 3 1 91 6 128
2014 Executive 62 30 5 3 0 0 0 92 3 37
2014 Scientific and Professional 48 32 6 10 5 0 0 80 14 149
2014 Administration and Foreign Services 39 40 9 8 4 0 0 79 12 1764
2014 Technical 30 40 5 18 5 2 0 72 24 56
2014 Administrative Support 39 38 9 10 4 0 0 77 14 1783
2014 Operational 28 44 15 10 4 0 0 71 14 152
2014 Other 50 23 3 13 12 0 0 73 24 31

Question 21. The people I work with value my ideas and opinions.

Survey year Demographic Strongly agree
(%)
Somewhat agree
(%)
Neither agree nor disagree
(%)
Somewhat disagree
(%)
Strongly disagree
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Positive answers
(%)
Negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2018 Executive 57 43 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 46
2018 Scientific and Professional 45 33 10 7 2 1 1 80 10 272
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 37 38 13 6 4 2 0 77 10 2102
2018 Technical 41 42 10 4 2 1 0 83 7 91
2018 Administrative Support 31 40 17 5 5 2 1 72 11 1649
2018 Operational 27 35 14 13 9 1 1 63 22 181
2018 Other 48 35 9 3 2 3 1 86 5 127

Question 40. My department or agency implements activities and practicesthat support a diverse workplace.

A diverse workplace includes everyone, regardless of race, national or ethnic origin, colour, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital or family status, religion, age, language, culture, background, interests, views or other dimensions.

Survey year Demographic Strongly agree
(%)
Somewhat agree
(%)
Neither agree nor disagree
(%)
Somewhat disagree
(%)
Strongly disagree
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Positive answers
(%)
Negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2018 Executive 46 43 9 2 0 0 0 89 2 46
2018 Scientific and Professional 41 35 12 4 4 3 1 80 8 275
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 44 32 14 4 3 3 0 78 7 2097
2018 Technical 46 30 19 2 1 2 0 77 3 90
2018 Administrative Support 40 33 17 4 2 3 1 76 7 1651
2018 Operational 33 29 21 7 7 1 2 64 15 185
2018 Other 50 26 7 6 0 8 3 85 7 127
2017 Executive 47 40 10 2 0 0 2 88 2 53
2017 Scientific and Professional 43 31 13 4 3 5 2 79 7 246
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 40 33 15 4 3 4 1 76 8 2054
2017 Technical 48 30 14 4 1 2 1 81 5 80
2017 Administrative Support 40 32 16 4 3 4 1 76 7 1813
2017 Operational 39 28 17 6 4 4 3 72 10 164
2017 Other 47 29 7 3 4 9 2 86 7 127
2014 Executive 57 35 5 3 0 0 0 92 3 37
2014 Scientific and Professional 45 27 16 4 1 5 1 78 5 149
2014 Administration and Foreign Services 45 32 13 4 2 3 1 80 6 1765
2014 Technical 34 31 22 2 0 9 2 73 2 56
2014 Administrative Support 44 31 13 3 2 4 1 80 6 1781
2014 Operational 43 36 13 4 2 2 2 81 6 152
2014 Other 55 22 7 2 0 14 0 89 2 31

Question 41. I think that my department or agency respects individual differences (e.g., culture, work styles, ideas).

Survey year Demographic Strongly agree
(%)
Somewhat agree
(%)
Neither agree nor disagree
(%)
Somewhat disagree
(%)
Strongly disagree
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Positive answers
(%)
Negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2018 Executive 39 48 13 0 0 0 0 87 0 46
2018 Scientific and Professional 38 39 8 6 5 3 1 80 12 275
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 41 37 11 6 3 2 0 79 9 2093
2018 Technical 44 38 13 3 1 0 0 82 4 90
2018 Administrative Support 39 38 14 5 3 2 0 78 8 1648
2018 Operational 30 40 14 7 7 1 0 71 15 185
2018 Other 56 30 8 1 2 2 1 89 3 127
2017 Executive 38 44 12 4 2 0 0 83 6 52
2017 Scientific and Professional 43 37 11 4 2 2 0 82 6 248
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 39 38 12 6 3 1 0 79 9 2059
2017 Technical 47 37 11 4 1 0 0 84 5 80
2017 Administrative Support 41 39 12 5 2 2 0 81 7 1822
2017 Operational 39 39 9 7 5 1 0 79 12 165
2017 Other 58 21 8 3 1 7 1 86 5 128
2014 Executive 51 38 3 8 0 0 0 89 8 37
2014 Scientific and Professional 45 31 13 4 5 2 0 78 9 148
2014 Administration and Foreign Services 43 35 11 5 3 2 0 80 8 1765
2014 Technical 36 33 16 8 4 2 2 72 12 56
2014 Administrative Support 44 35 11 5 2 2 1 81 8 1782
2014 Operational 48 31 11 6 5 0 1 79 10 152
2014 Other 56 23 9 2 2 8 0 86 4 31

Question 42. Overall, my department or agency treats me with respect.

Survey year Demographic Strongly agree
(%)
Somewhat agree
(%)
Neither agree nor disagree
(%)
Somewhat disagree
(%)
Strongly disagree
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Positive answers
(%)
Negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2018 Executive 39 54 7 0 0 0 0 93 0 46
2018 Scientific and Professional 50 35 7 5 2 0 1 86 7 273
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 49 34 9 5 3 0 0 83 8 2097
2018 Technical 49 37 6 4 3 0 0 86 8 89
2018 Administrative Support 48 37 7 5 3 0 0 85 8 1643
2018 Operational 41 36 12 5 5 0 0 77 11 184
2018 Other 70 23 3 1 1 1 1 95 2 127
2017 Executive 49 40 8 4 0 0 0 89 4 53
2017 Scientific and Professional 55 31 6 4 3 0 0 87 7 247
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 47 37 8 5 3 0 0 84 8 2061
2017 Technical 53 35 7 4 1 0 0 88 5 80
2017 Administrative Support 49 36 8 5 3 0 0 85 8 1816
2017 Operational 51 34 9 1 6 0 0 85 7 165
2017 Other 64 25 6 2 4 0 0 88 5 128
2014 Executive 70 19 8 3 0 0 0 89 3 37
2014 Scientific and Professional 55 28 9 5 2 0 0 84 7 149
2014 Administration and Foreign Services 50 32 9 4 4 0 0 82 8 1765
2014 Technical 37 37 11 7 8 0 0 74 15 56
2014 Administrative Support 52 33 8 4 3 0 0 86 6 1782
2014 Operational 50 29 9 6 6 0 0 79 12 152
2014 Other 60 14 11 3 9 2 0 76 13 31

Ethical workplace

Question 17. I am satisfied with how interpersonal issues are resolved in my work unit.

Survey year Demographic Strongly agree
(%)
Somewhat agree
(%)
Neither agree nor disagree
(%)
Somewhat disagree
(%)
Strongly disagree
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Positive answers
(%)
Negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2018 Executive 37 39 11 4 4 0 4 80 9 46
2018 Scientific and Professional 21 32 16 11 11 3 5 58 24 275
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 22 31 18 13 10 4 2 56 24 2099
2018 Technical 18 33 14 11 11 11 2 58 25 91
2018 Administrative Support 18 30 21 13 11 4 2 52 26 1652
2018 Operational 12 31 16 18 17 5 1 46 36 182
2018 Other 31 25 10 8 6 13 7 69 18 127
2017 Executive 39 38 10 8 2 0 4 80 10 53
2017 Scientific and Professional 25 24 15 13 10 7 5 57 26 248
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 25 30 15 14 10 3 3 59 25 2060
2017 Technical 31 34 14 12 6 4 0 67 18 80
2017 Administrative Support 25 29 14 13 12 4 3 58 26 1818
2017 Operational 20 38 14 10 17 2 0 59 27 165
2017 Other 41 26 6 6 5 7 9 81 12 128
2014 Executive 46 30 11 11 3 0 0 76 14 37
2014 Scientific and Professional 34 27 10 16 7 4 1 65 25 149
2014 Administration and Foreign Services 28 32 13 11 10 3 2 63 23 1766
2014 Technical 20 35 16 10 14 5 0 58 26 56
2014 Administrative Support 29 31 14 12 10 3 1 62 23 1783
2014 Operational 25 30 17 12 14 1 1 56 26 152
2014 Other 39 12 11 17 14 6 0 54 33 31

Question 34. If I am faced with an ethical dilemma or a conflict between values in the workplace, I know where I can go for help in resolving the situation.

Survey year Demographic Strongly agree
(%)
Somewhat agree
(%)
Neither agree nor disagree
(%)
Somewhat disagree
(%)
Strongly disagree
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Positive answers
(%)
Negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2018 Executive 45 45 6 2 2 0 0 89 4 47
2018 Scientific and Professional 31 35 15 9 4 2 4 69 14 274
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 34 36 14 8 5 2 1 71 14 2096
2018 Technical 35 41 10 10 4 0 0 76 14 91
2018 Administrative Support 32 37 16 8 5 2 1 71 13 1655
2018 Operational 30 32 20 8 10 1 0 62 18 185
2018 Other 41 23 11 12 4 5 3 69 18 124
2017 Executive 58 31 2 10 0 0 0 89 10 53
2017 Scientific and Professional 38 32 10 8 5 5 2 75 15 248
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 35 37 11 8 5 2 1 74 14 2057
2017 Technical 34 35 9 12 6 4 0 72 19 80
2017 Administrative Support 37 34 13 7 5 3 1 74 13 1813
2017 Operational 41 29 11 5 8 4 1 74 14 164
2017 Other 38 34 9 8 3 5 3 78 12 128
2014 Executive 62 27 5 3 3 0 0 89 5 37
2014 Scientific and Professional 46 34 7 4 2 4 2 85 7 148
2014 Administration and Foreign Services 39 36 11 7 3 2 1 78 11 1766
2014 Technical 34 32 18 13 4 0 0 65 17 56
2014 Administrative Support 39 34 12 7 4 2 1 76 11 1782
2014 Operational 39 28 13 8 8 1 3 70 17 152
2014 Other 27 18 18 9 17 11 0 50 29 31

Question 35. My department or agency does a good job of promoting values and ethics in the workplace.

Survey year Demographic Strongly agree
(%)
Somewhat agree
(%)
Neither agree nor disagree
(%)
Somewhat disagree
(%)
Strongly disagree
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Positive answers
(%)
Negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2018 Executive 36 49 6 9 0 0 0 85 9 47
2018 Scientific and Professional 29 40 14 9 6 1 2 71 15 273
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 31 37 16 10 5 1 0 68 15 2096
2018 Technical 38 35 13 10 3 0 0 74 13 91
2018 Administrative Support 28 37 20 8 5 2 0 67 13 1648
2018 Operational 28 32 23 7 9 1 0 60 17 184
2018 Other 42 27 18 8 2 2 1 71 10 126

Question 36. I feel I can initiate a formal recourse process (e.g., grievance, complaint, appeal) without fear of reprisal.

Survey year Demographic Strongly agree
(%)
Somewhat agree
(%)
Neither agree nor disagree
(%)
Somewhat disagree
(%)
Strongly disagree
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Positive answers
(%)
Negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2018 Executive 26 32 13 21 4 2 2 60 27 47
2018 Scientific and Professional 20 22 22 15 12 6 4 46 30 274
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 21 24 18 14 14 6 2 49 31 2103
2018 Technical 20 33 17 9 13 7 1 58 24 90
2018 Administrative Support 21 26 21 12 13 7 1 51 26 1657
2018 Operational 20 28 15 13 19 3 2 51 34 185
2018 Other 35 18 16 10 6 9 5 61 19 126
2017 Executive 31 28 8 13 6 3 11 69 22 53
2017 Scientific and Professional 23 19 17 13 13 11 5 50 30 247
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 21 25 17 13 15 7 2 51 31 2060
2017 Technical 31 26 6 16 16 4 1 60 33 77
2017 Administrative Support 24 25 16 13 12 8 2 54 28 1815
2017 Operational 23 26 17 12 17 3 2 52 31 163
2017 Other 34 25 9 4 9 10 10 72 16 126
2014 Executive 49 19 11 5 8 5 3 74 15 37
2014 Scientific and Professional 26 28 11 8 15 12 0 62 26 148
2014 Administration and Foreign Services 22 23 18 14 15 7 1 49 32 1764
2014 Technical 18 25 14 14 20 9 0 47 37 56
2014 Administrative Support 22 26 16 15 13 6 1 53 30 1782
2014 Operational 27 16 18 16 17 4 1 46 35 152
2014 Other 28 21 5 9 19 17 0 60 34 31

Harassment

Harassment is normally a series of incidents, but it can be one severe incident that has a lasting impact on the individual.
Harassment is any improper conduct by an individual that is directed at and offensive to another individual in the workplace, including at any event or any location related to work, and that the individual knew or ought reasonably to have known would cause offence or harm. It comprises objectionable act(s), comment(s) or display(s) that demean, belittle, or cause personal humiliation or embarrassment, and any act of intimidation or threat. It also includes harassment within the meaning of the Canadian Human Rights Act (i.e., based on race, national or ethnic origin, colour, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, family status, genetic characteristics [including a requirement to undergo a genetic test, or disclose the results of a genetic test], disability or conviction for an offence for which a pardon has been granted or in respect of which a record suspension has been ordered).

Question 48. Having carefully read the definition of harassment, have you been the victim of harassment on the job in the past 12 months?

Survey year Demographic Yes
(%)
No
(%)
Total responses
2018 Scientific and Professional 16 84 275
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 15 85 2103
2018 Administrative Support 17 83 1660
2018 Operational 18 82 184
2018 Other 7 93 127

Question 49a. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? Co-workers

Survey year Demographic
(%)
Total responses
2018 Scientific and Professional 39 43
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 53 311
2018 Administrative Support 63 282
2018 Operational 70 33

Question 49b. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? Individuals with authority over me

Survey year Demographic
(%)
Total responses
2018 Scientific and Professional 55 43
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 62 311
2018 Administrative Support 54 282
2018 Operational 54 33

Question 49c. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? Individuals working for me

Survey year Demographic
(%)
Total responses
2018 Scientific and Professional 20 43
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 11 311
2018 Administrative Support 2 282
2018 Operational 0 33

Question 49d. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? Individuals for whom I have a custodial responsibility (e.g., inmates, offenders, patients, detainees)

Survey year Demographic
(%)
Total responses
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 0 311
2018 Administrative Support 2 282
2018 Operational 0 33

Question 49e. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? Individuals from other departments or agencies

Survey year Demographic
(%)
Total responses
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 5 311
2018 Administrative Support 4 282

Question 49f. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? Members of the public (individuals or organizations)

Survey year Demographic
(%)
Total responses
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 3 311
2018 Administrative Support 7 282

Question 49g. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? Other

Survey year Demographic
(%)
Total responses
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 2 311
2018 Administrative Support 3 282
2018 Operational 0 33

Question 50a. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Aggressive behaviour

Survey year Demographic
(%)
Total responses
2018 Scientific and Professional 39 43
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 34 313
2018 Administrative Support 37 282
2018 Operational 23 33

Question 50b. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Excessive control

Survey year Demographic
(%)
Total responses
2018 Scientific and Professional 34 43
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 41 313
2018 Administrative Support 38 282
2018 Operational 49 33

Question 50c. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Being excluded or being ignored

Survey year Demographic
(%)
Total responses
2018 Scientific and Professional 50 43
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 50 313
2018 Administrative Support 49 282
2018 Operational 39 33

Question 50d. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Humiliation

Survey year Demographic
(%)
Total responses
2018 Scientific and Professional 45 43
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 37 313
2018 Administrative Support 42 282
2018 Operational 30 33

Question 50e. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Interference with work / withholding resources

Survey year Demographic
(%)
Total responses
2018 Scientific and Professional 34 43
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 38 313
2018 Administrative Support 31 282
2018 Operational 24 33

Question 50f. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Offensive remark

Survey year Demographic
(%)
Total responses
2018 Scientific and Professional 53 43
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 48 313
2018 Administrative Support 48 282
2018 Operational 52 33

Question 50g. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Personal attack

Survey year Demographic
(%)
Total responses
2018 Scientific and Professional 36 43
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 33 313
2018 Administrative Support 35 282
2018 Operational 23 33

Question 50i. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Sexual comment or gesture

Survey year Demographic
(%)
Total responses
2018 Scientific and Professional 23 43
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 9 313
2018 Administrative Support 9 282

Question 50j. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Threat

Survey year Demographic
(%)
Total responses
2018 Scientific and Professional 11 43
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 10 313
2018 Administrative Support 5 282

Question 50k. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Unfair treatment

Survey year Demographic
(%)
Total responses
2018 Scientific and Professional 48 43
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 51 313
2018 Administrative Support 47 282
2018 Operational 48 33

Question 50l. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Yelling / shouting

Survey year Demographic
(%)
Total responses
2018 Scientific and Professional 28 43
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 17 313
2018 Administrative Support 24 282
2018 Operational 18 33

Question 50m. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Other

Survey year Demographic
(%)
Total responses
2018 Scientific and Professional 11 43
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 15 313
2018 Administrative Support 17 282

Question 51a. What action(s) did you take to address the harassment you experienced? I discussed the matter with my supervisor or a senior manager.

Survey year Demographic
(%)
Total responses
2018 Scientific and Professional 61 43
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 58 313
2018 Administrative Support 52 280
2018 Operational 50 33

Question 51b. What action(s) did you take to address the harassment you experienced? I discussed the matter with the person(s) from whom I experienced the harassment.

Survey year Demographic
(%)
Total responses
2018 Scientific and Professional 31 43
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 32 313
2018 Administrative Support 25 280
2018 Operational 30 33

Question 51c. What action(s) did you take to address the harassment you experienced? I contacted a human resources advisor in my department or agency.

Survey year Demographic
(%)
Total responses
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 10 313
2018 Administrative Support 6 280

Question 51d. What action(s) did you take to address the harassment you experienced? I contacted my union representative.

Survey year Demographic
(%)
Total responses
2018 Scientific and Professional 14 43
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 20 313
2018 Administrative Support 20 280
2018 Operational 17 33

Question 51e. What action(s) did you take to address the harassment you experienced? I used an informal conflict resolution process.

Survey year Demographic
(%)
Total responses
2018 Scientific and Professional 14 43
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 16 313
2018 Administrative Support 12 280

Question 51f. What action(s) did you take to address the harassment you experienced? I filed a grievance or formal complaint.

Survey year Demographic
(%)
Total responses
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 7 313
2018 Administrative Support 5 280
2018 Operational 0 33

Question 51g. What action(s) did you take to address the harassment you experienced? I resolved the matter informally on my own.

Survey year Demographic
(%)
Total responses
2018 Scientific and Professional 20 43
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 12 313
2018 Administrative Support 15 280

Question 51h. What action(s) did you take to address the harassment you experienced? Other

Survey year Demographic
(%)
Total responses
2018 Scientific and Professional 21 43
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 14 313
2018 Administrative Support 11 280

Question 51i. What action(s) did you take to address the harassment you experienced? I took no action.

Survey year Demographic
(%)
Total responses
2018 Scientific and Professional 20 43
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 25 313
2018 Administrative Support 23 280
2018 Operational 25 33

Question 52a. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? The issue was resolved.

Survey year Demographic
(%)
Total responses
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 8 290
2018 Administrative Support 10 267

Question 52b. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? I did not think the incident was serious enough.

Survey year Demographic
(%)
Total responses
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 19 290
2018 Administrative Support 20 267
2018 Operational 26 32

Question 52c. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? The behaviour stopped.

Survey year Demographic
(%)
Total responses
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 7 290
2018 Administrative Support 10 267

Question 52d. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? The individual apologized.

Survey year Demographic
(%)
Total responses
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 7 290
2018 Administrative Support 8 267

Question 52e. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? Management intervened.

Survey year Demographic
(%)
Total responses
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 11 290
2018 Administrative Support 12 267

Question 52f. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? The individual left or changed jobs.

Survey year Demographic
(%)
Total responses
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 10 290
2018 Administrative Support 13 267

Question 52g. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? I changed jobs.

Survey year Demographic
(%)
Total responses
2018 Scientific and Professional 21 39
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 14 290
2018 Administrative Support 12 267
2018 Operational 0 32

Question 52h. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? I did not know what to do, where to go or whom to ask.

Survey year Demographic
(%)
Total responses
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 10 290
2018 Administrative Support 10 267
2018 Operational 22 32

Question 52i. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? I was too distraught.

Survey year Demographic
(%)
Total responses
2018 Scientific and Professional 15 39
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 11 290
2018 Administrative Support 9 267

Question 52j. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? I had concerns about the formal complaint process (e.g., confidentiality, how long it would take).

Survey year Demographic
(%)
Total responses
2018 Scientific and Professional 23 39
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 30 290
2018 Administrative Support 24 267
2018 Operational 26 32

Question 52k. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? I was advised against filing a complaint.

Survey year Demographic
(%)
Total responses
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 8 290
2018 Administrative Support 5 267

Question 52l. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? I was afraid of reprisal (e.g., having limited career advancement, being labelled a troublemaker).

Survey year Demographic
(%)
Total responses
2018 Scientific and Professional 42 39
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 46 290
2018 Administrative Support 44 267
2018 Operational 51 32

Question 52m. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? Someone threatened me.

Survey year Demographic
(%)
Total responses
2018 Scientific and Professional 0 39

Question 52n. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? I did not believe it would make a difference.

Survey year Demographic
(%)
Total responses
2018 Scientific and Professional 52 39
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 58 290
2018 Administrative Support 58 267
2018 Operational 63 32

Question 52o. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? I intend to file a grievance or a formal complaint but I have not done so yet.

Survey year Demographic
(%)
Total responses
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 6 290
2018 Administrative Support 3 267
2018 Operational 0 32

Question 52p. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? Other

Survey year Demographic
(%)
Total responses
2018 Scientific and Professional 12 39
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 13 290
2018 Administrative Support 8 267

Question 53. I am satisfied with how matters related to harassment are resolved in my department or agency.

Survey year Demographic Strongly agree
(%)
Somewhat agree
(%)
Neither agree nor disagree
(%)
Somewhat disagree
(%)
Strongly disagree
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Positive answers
(%)
Negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2018 Executive 21 32 17 9 9 11 2 61 20 47
2018 Scientific and Professional 19 21 20 10 9 15 6 50 25 275
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 18 21 22 10 8 17 4 50 23 2094
2018 Technical 21 21 20 15 3 16 3 52 23 91
2018 Administrative Support 18 21 23 8 8 15 6 49 21 1653
2018 Operational 18 18 24 9 12 17 1 44 26 185
2018 Other 26 11 12 4 3 31 14 66 11 127
2017 Executive 28 32 8 13 4 11 4 71 20 53
2017 Scientific and Professional 15 19 20 9 11 18 9 46 27 248
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 18 21 22 10 10 15 5 49 24 2062
2017 Technical 24 20 14 5 13 19 6 58 23 80
2017 Administrative Support 20 20 20 9 8 16 6 52 22 1820
2017 Operational 23 25 18 7 9 11 6 58 19 165
2017 Other 25 17 9 5 5 23 16 69 16 127
2014 Executive 35 41 8 8 0 5 3 82 9 37
2014 Scientific and Professional 20 22 16 11 8 15 7 55 25 147
2014 Administration and Foreign Services 21 23 21 8 9 15 3 54 21 1764
2014 Technical 14 14 23 16 12 22 0 36 35 56
2014 Administrative Support 24 23 19 9 8 13 4 56 21 1783
2014 Operational 28 25 20 7 9 6 4 59 18 152
2014 Other 41 5 9 16 8 20 2 59 30 31

Question 54. My department or agency works hard to create a workplace that prevents harassment.

Survey year Demographic Strongly agree
(%)
Somewhat agree
(%)
Neither agree nor disagree
(%)
Somewhat disagree
(%)
Strongly disagree
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Positive answers
(%)
Negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2018 Executive 43 34 15 4 2 2 0 78 7 47
2018 Scientific and Professional 31 33 17 7 7 3 2 68 14 274
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 32 30 19 8 6 5 1 66 14 2094
2018 Technical 33 36 11 10 6 4 0 72 16 91
2018 Administrative Support 32 30 19 7 6 6 1 66 14 1652
2018 Operational 28 29 22 7 9 5 0 60 17 185
2018 Other 38 26 10 7 1 13 5 79 9 127
2017 Executive 40 33 10 13 0 2 2 76 14 53
2017 Scientific and Professional 31 31 14 10 6 8 1 68 17 248
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 30 32 18 8 6 4 1 66 15 2064
2017 Technical 34 27 14 10 5 9 1 68 17 80
2017 Administrative Support 34 32 16 7 5 4 1 70 12 1817
2017 Operational 41 26 16 7 7 2 1 69 15 164
2017 Other 40 23 12 5 3 14 4 76 10 128
2014 Executive 68 19 11 3 0 0 0 86 3 37
2014 Scientific and Professional 38 31 13 9 4 4 0 72 14 148
2014 Administration and Foreign Services 35 35 15 7 5 4 0 72 12 1765
2014 Technical 27 31 18 11 9 5 0 60 21 56
2014 Administrative Support 38 32 15 6 4 4 1 73 11 1782
2014 Operational 37 35 15 7 5 1 0 72 12 152
2014 Other 43 10 13 11 9 14 0 62 23 31

Discrimination

Discrimination means treating someone differently or unfairly because of a personal characteristic or distinction, which, whether intentional or not, has an effect that imposes disadvantages not imposed on others or that withholds or limits access that is given to others. There are 13 prohibited grounds of discrimination under the Canadian Human Rights Act (i.e., based on race, national or ethnic origin, colour, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, family status, genetic characteristics [including a requirement to undergo a genetic test, or disclose the results of a genetic test], disability or conviction for an offence for which a pardon has been granted or in respect of which a record suspension has been ordered).

Question 55. Having carefully read the definition of discrimination, have you been the victim of discrimination on the job in the past 12 months?

Survey year Demographic Yes
(%)
No
(%)
Total responses
2018 Scientific and Professional 8 92 274
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 7 93 2095
2018 Administrative Support 6 94 1659
2018 Operational 7 93 184
2018 Other 6 94 124

Question 56a. From whom did you experience discrimination on the job? Co-workers

Survey year Demographic
(%)
Total responses
2018 Scientific and Professional 35 21
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 42 141
2018 Administrative Support 42 100
2018 Operational 61 13

Question 56b. From whom did you experience discrimination on the job? Individuals with authority over me

Survey year Demographic
(%)
Total responses
2018 Scientific and Professional 73 21
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 75 141
2018 Administrative Support 66 100
2018 Operational 61 13

Question 56c. From whom did you experience discrimination on the job? Individuals working for me

Survey year Demographic
(%)
Total responses
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 6 141
2018 Operational 0 13

Question 56d. From whom did you experience discrimination on the job? Individuals for whom I have a custodial responsibility (e.g., inmates, offenders, patients, detainees)

Survey year Demographic
(%)
Total responses
2018 Scientific and Professional 0 21
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 0 141
2018 Operational 0 13

Question 56e. From whom did you experience discrimination on the job? Individuals from other departments or agencies

Survey year Demographic
(%)
Total responses
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 4 141
2018 Administrative Support 5 100
2018 Operational 0 13

Question 56f. From whom did you experience discrimination on the job? Members of the public (individuals or organizations)

Survey year Demographic
(%)
Total responses
2018 Scientific and Professional 0 21
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 4 141
2018 Administrative Support 10 100

Question 56g. From whom did you experience discrimination on the job? Other

Survey year Demographic
(%)
Total responses
2018 Scientific and Professional 0 21
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 4 141
2018 Administrative Support 6 100
2018 Operational 0 13

Question 57a. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Race

Survey year Demographic
(%)
Total responses
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 15 142
2018 Administrative Support 17 99

Question 57b. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. National or ethnic origin

Survey year Demographic
(%)
Total responses
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 11 142
2018 Administrative Support 12 99

Question 57c. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Colour

Survey year Demographic
(%)
Total responses
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 7 142
2018 Administrative Support 12 99
2018 Operational 0 13

Question 57d. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Religion

Survey year Demographic
(%)
Total responses
2018 Operational 0 13

Question 57e. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Age

Survey year Demographic
(%)
Total responses
2018 Scientific and Professional 25 21
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 28 142
2018 Administrative Support 34 99

Question 57f. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Sex

Survey year Demographic
(%)
Total responses
2018 Scientific and Professional 32 21
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 29 142
2018 Administrative Support 31 99

Question 57g. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Sexual orientation

Survey year Demographic
(%)
Total responses
2018 Scientific and Professional 0 21
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 4 142
2018 Operational 0 13

Question 57h. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Gender identity or expression (including gender diverse identities or expressions such as transgender, two-spirit, or non-binary)

Survey year Demographic
(%)
Total responses
2018 Scientific and Professional 0 21
2018 Administrative Support 0 99
2018 Operational 0 13

Question 57i. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Marital status

Survey year Demographic
(%)
Total responses
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 8 142
2018 Administrative Support 9 99
2018 Operational 0 13

Question 57j. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Family status

Survey year Demographic
(%)
Total responses
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 14 142
2018 Administrative Support 14 99

Question 57k. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Genetic characteristics (including a requirement to undergo a genetic test, or disclose the results of a genetic test)

Survey year Demographic
(%)
Total responses
2018 Scientific and Professional 0 21
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 0 142
2018 Administrative Support 0 99
2018 Operational 0 13

Question 57l. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Disability

Survey year Demographic
(%)
Total responses
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 25 142
2018 Administrative Support 12 99
2018 Operational 0 13

Question 57m. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Pardoned conviction or suspended record

Survey year Demographic
(%)
Total responses
2018 Scientific and Professional 0 21
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 0 142
2018 Administrative Support 0 99
2018 Operational 0 13

Question 57n. Please indicate the type of discrimination you experienced. Other

Survey year Demographic
(%)
Total responses
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 21 142
2018 Administrative Support 21 99

Question 58a. What action(s) did you take to address the discrimination you experienced? I discussed the matter with my supervisor or a senior manager.

Survey year Demographic
(%)
Total responses
2018 Scientific and Professional 38 21
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 34 142
2018 Administrative Support 21 100

Question 58b. What action(s) did you take to address the discrimination you experienced? I discussed the matter with the person(s) from whom I experienced the discrimination.

Survey year Demographic
(%)
Total responses
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 18 142
2018 Administrative Support 13 100

Question 58c. What action(s) did you take to address the discrimination you experienced? I contacted a human resources advisor in my department or agency.

Survey year Demographic
(%)
Total responses
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 5 142
2018 Operational 0 13

Question 58d. What action(s) did you take to address the discrimination you experienced? I contacted my union representative.

Survey year Demographic
(%)
Total responses
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 17 142
2018 Administrative Support 12 100

Question 58e. What action(s) did you take to address the discrimination you experienced? I used an informal conflict resolution process.

Survey year Demographic
(%)
Total responses
2018 Scientific and Professional 0 21
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 6 142
2018 Administrative Support 5 100
2018 Operational 0 13

Question 58f. What action(s) did you take to address the discrimination you experienced? I filed a grievance or formal complaint.

Survey year Demographic
(%)
Total responses
2018 Scientific and Professional 0 21
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 8 142
2018 Administrative Support 5 100
2018 Operational 0 13

Question 58g. What action(s) did you take to address the discrimination you experienced? I resolved the matter informally on my own.

Survey year Demographic
(%)
Total responses
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 8 142
2018 Administrative Support 8 100
2018 Operational 0 13

Question 58h. What action(s) did you take to address the discrimination you experienced? Other

Survey year Demographic
(%)
Total responses
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 8 142
2018 Administrative Support 9 100

Question 58i. What action(s) did you take to address the discrimination you experienced? I took no action.

Survey year Demographic
(%)
Total responses
2018 Scientific and Professional 44 21
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 47 142
2018 Administrative Support 56 100
2018 Operational 57 13

Question 59a. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the discrimination you experienced? The issue was resolved.

Survey year Demographic
(%)
Total responses
2018 Scientific and Professional 0 21
2018 Administrative Support 8 95
2018 Operational 0 13

Question 59b. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the discrimination you experienced? I did not think the incident was serious enough.

Survey year Demographic
(%)
Total responses
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 17 130
2018 Administrative Support 18 95

Question 59c. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the discrimination you experienced? The behaviour stopped.

Survey year Demographic
(%)
Total responses
2018 Scientific and Professional 0 21
2018 Operational 0 13

Question 59d. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the discrimination you experienced? The individual apologized.

Survey year Demographic
(%)
Total responses
2018 Scientific and Professional 0 21
2018 Operational 0 13

Question 59e. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the discrimination you experienced? Management intervened.

Survey year Demographic
(%)
Total responses
2018 Scientific and Professional 0 21
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 4 130
2018 Operational 0 13

Question 59f. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the discrimination you experienced? The individual left or changed jobs.

Survey year Demographic
(%)
Total responses
2018 Scientific and Professional 0 21
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 4 130
2018 Administrative Support 7 95
2018 Operational 0 13

Question 59g. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the discrimination you experienced? I changed jobs.

Survey year Demographic
(%)
Total responses
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 10 130
2018 Administrative Support 11 95
2018 Operational 0 13

Question 59h. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the discrimination you experienced? I did not know what to do, where to go or whom to ask.

Survey year Demographic
(%)
Total responses
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 10 130
2018 Administrative Support 11 95

Question 59i. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the discrimination you experienced? I was too distraught.

Survey year Demographic
(%)
Total responses
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 8 130
2018 Administrative Support 8 95

Question 59j. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the discrimination you experienced? I had concerns about the formal complaint process (e.g., confidentiality, how long it would take).

Survey year Demographic
(%)
Total responses
2018 Scientific and Professional 26 21
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 28 130
2018 Administrative Support 29 95

Question 59k. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the discrimination you experienced? I was advised against filing a complaint.

Survey year Demographic
(%)
Total responses
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 8 130
2018 Administrative Support 8 95

Question 59l. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the discrimination you experienced? I was afraid of reprisal (e.g., having limited career advancement, being labelled a troublemaker).

Survey year Demographic
(%)
Total responses
2018 Scientific and Professional 36 21
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 46 130
2018 Administrative Support 54 95
2018 Operational 42 13

Question 59m. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the discrimination you experienced? Someone threatened me.

Survey year Demographic
(%)
Total responses
2018 Scientific and Professional 0 21
2018 Administrative Support 0 95

Question 59n. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the discrimination you experienced? I did not believe it would make a difference.

Survey year Demographic
(%)
Total responses
2018 Scientific and Professional 56 21
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 72 130
2018 Administrative Support 67 95

Question 59o. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the discrimination you experienced? I intend to file a grievance or a formal complaint but I have not done so yet.

Survey year Demographic
(%)
Total responses
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 4 130
2018 Operational 0 13

Question 59p. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the discrimination you experienced? Other

Survey year Demographic
(%)
Total responses
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 9 130
2018 Administrative Support 7 95

Question 60. I am satisfied with how matters related to discrimination are resolved in my department or agency.

Survey year Demographic Strongly agree
(%)
Somewhat agree
(%)
Neither agree nor disagree
(%)
Somewhat disagree
(%)
Strongly disagree
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Positive answers
(%)
Negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2018 Executive 26 35 20 2 0 15 2 74 3 46
2018 Scientific and Professional 19 22 23 4 5 20 8 56 13 272
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 21 21 25 5 4 20 4 55 12 2091
2018 Technical 21 19 26 4 6 19 6 53 13 90
2018 Administrative Support 20 19 29 4 3 18 7 52 9 1658
2018 Operational 19 19 33 3 7 17 1 48 12 186
2018 Other 27 12 10 5 3 31 12 69 14 126
2017 Executive 28 27 10 6 2 23 6 76 11 53
2017 Scientific and Professional 17 18 18 6 3 32 7 57 14 248
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 19 21 23 4 4 23 6 56 11 2059
2017 Technical 25 20 14 1 4 27 10 71 8 80
2017 Administrative Support 21 19 24 4 3 21 8 56 9 1822
2017 Operational 28 20 19 3 6 17 7 63 12 164
2017 Other 22 22 6 3 3 30 13 79 10 127
2014 Executive 30 32 19 0 0 14 5 77 0 37
2014 Scientific and Professional 22 15 24 6 2 23 9 54 11 149
2014 Administration and Foreign Services 20 21 22 3 3 24 6 60 9 1766
2014 Technical 13 14 34 4 2 32 2 41 8 56
2014 Administrative Support 23 21 22 4 2 21 8 61 8 1783
2014 Operational 27 23 20 3 3 18 6 66 8 152
2014 Other 36 13 22 2 2 20 5 65 5 31

Question 61. My department or agency works hard to create a workplace that prevents discrimination.

Survey year Demographic Strongly agree
(%)
Somewhat agree
(%)
Neither agree nor disagree
(%)
Somewhat disagree
(%)
Strongly disagree
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Positive answers
(%)
Negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2018 Executive 41 39 11 2 0 7 0 86 2 46
2018 Scientific and Professional 30 35 17 5 4 6 3 72 10 271
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 33 30 19 5 4 8 1 69 10 2100
2018 Technical 38 30 14 8 2 8 0 73 11 90
2018 Administrative Support 32 28 23 5 2 7 2 67 8 1652
2018 Operational 29 26 25 5 5 8 1 61 12 183
2018 Other 40 25 10 4 2 14 4 80 7 126
2017 Executive 47 31 13 8 0 2 0 79 8 53
2017 Scientific and Professional 35 30 16 4 3 11 1 74 8 245
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 32 32 18 4 3 8 2 72 8 2060
2017 Technical 39 29 14 1 4 12 1 79 6 80
2017 Administrative Support 36 30 19 4 2 7 2 72 7 1822
2017 Operational 41 27 13 2 6 8 2 76 9 165
2017 Other 38 26 9 5 2 16 4 80 8 128
2014 Executive 51 38 8 0 0 3 0 92 0 37
2014 Scientific and Professional 40 28 16 6 1 9 0 74 9 149
2014 Administration and Foreign Services 36 32 16 3 2 9 1 76 6 1766
2014 Technical 27 34 18 8 2 12 0 69 11 56
2014 Administrative Support 38 31 17 3 2 8 2 76 5 1783
2014 Operational 39 32 16 3 1 6 2 78 5 152
2014 Other 43 24 12 3 2 16 0 80 6 31
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Workplace well-being

A psychologically healthy workplace

Question 25. My immediate supervisor seems to care about me as a person.

Survey year Demographic Strongly agree
(%)
Somewhat agree
(%)
Neither agree nor disagree
(%)
Somewhat disagree
(%)
Strongly disagree
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Positive answers
(%)
Negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2018 Executive 68 23 0 4 4 0 0 91 9 47
2018 Scientific and Professional 57 25 8 3 5 1 1 84 8 273
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 53 26 10 5 5 1 0 79 10 2093
2018 Technical 61 24 10 2 2 0 1 85 5 89
2018 Administrative Support 51 27 12 5 4 1 0 79 9 1643
2018 Operational 48 26 7 8 10 0 2 75 18 183
2018 Other 69 20 5 2 3 1 1 90 5 127
2017 Executive 68 23 4 4 0 2 0 92 4 53
2017 Scientific and Professional 67 19 5 3 5 0 0 86 8 248
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 55 25 10 4 5 1 0 81 9 2062
2017 Technical 68 19 7 5 1 0 0 87 6 80
2017 Administrative Support 56 24 9 4 5 1 0 82 9 1823
2017 Operational 53 24 11 5 7 0 0 77 13 165
2017 Other 67 19 6 0 6 2 0 88 6 128

Question 65. My department or agency does a good job of raising awareness of mental health in the workplace.

Survey year Demographic Strongly agree
(%)
Somewhat agree
(%)
Neither agree nor disagree
(%)
Somewhat disagree
(%)
Strongly disagree
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Positive answers
(%)
Negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2018 Executive 59 35 2 2 0 2 0 96 2 46
2018 Scientific and Professional 37 42 10 4 3 2 2 82 7 275
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 43 36 12 6 2 1 0 80 8 2100
2018 Technical 39 41 11 7 1 1 0 81 8 90
2018 Administrative Support 37 39 14 6 3 2 0 77 9 1643
2018 Operational 30 36 16 12 5 1 0 67 17 183
2018 Other 34 28 18 12 3 3 3 65 16 127
2017 Executive 60 32 8 0 0 0 0 92 0 53
2017 Scientific and Professional 33 41 12 5 3 5 0 79 8 246
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 38 41 11 6 3 2 0 80 9 2061
2017 Technical 30 38 14 10 4 4 0 71 15 79
2017 Administrative Support 34 40 14 6 3 3 0 76 10 1818
2017 Operational 33 36 17 6 6 2 1 71 12 165
2017 Other 25 40 11 10 1 12 2 74 13 128

Question 66. I would describe my workplace as being psychologically healthy.

A psychologically healthy workplace is one that promotes employees’ psychological well-being and actively works to prevent harm to employee psychological health due to negligent, reckless or intentional acts.

Survey year Demographic Strongly agree
(%)
Somewhat agree
(%)
Neither agree nor disagree
(%)
Somewhat disagree
(%)
Strongly disagree
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Positive answers
(%)
Negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2018 Executive 34 40 11 13 0 2 0 76 13 47
2018 Scientific and Professional 27 35 16 12 7 2 2 64 20 274
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 30 35 15 12 7 1 0 66 19 2100
2018 Technical 28 42 17 9 4 0 0 70 13 90
2018 Administrative Support 30 34 15 12 6 2 0 65 19 1650
2018 Operational 19 36 18 17 10 1 0 55 27 185
2018 Other 37 29 13 12 3 4 2 70 16 127
2017 Executive 34 40 11 12 4 0 0 73 15 53
2017 Scientific and Professional 28 31 15 12 10 3 1 61 23 248
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 23 40 15 12 7 2 0 64 20 2056
2017 Technical 25 34 18 7 11 4 0 62 19 80
2017 Administrative Support 25 39 15 12 7 2 0 65 20 1819
2017 Operational 19 39 17 14 11 0 0 58 25 163
2017 Other 34 28 13 10 5 7 3 69 17 128

Work-related stress

Question 62a. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Pay or other compensation-related issues

Survey year Demographic Not at all
(%)
To a small extent
(%)
To a moderate extent
(%)
To a large extent
(%)
To a very large extent
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Positive answers
(%)
Negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2018 Executive 21 23 19 11 26 0 0 45 36 47
2018 Scientific and Professional 20 20 20 15 25 0 0 40 40 275
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 18 24 21 15 20 0 1 43 36 2107
2018 Technical 19 22 24 15 19 0 1 41 34 91
2018 Administrative Support 21 23 22 14 20 0 1 44 34 1660
2018 Operational 13 14 23 22 27 1 1 27 50 185
2018 Other 22 31 13 17 16 1 1 53 33 127
2017 Executive 31 15 19 25 10 0 2 46 35 53
2017 Scientific and Professional 20 22 19 14 23 0 2 43 37 244
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 18 24 19 17 20 0 1 43 38 2055
2017 Technical 25 25 19 11 19 0 1 51 30 80
2017 Administrative Support 21 23 19 15 21 1 1 45 36 1817
2017 Operational 14 16 18 20 32 0 1 30 52 165
2017 Other 26 16 19 10 25 1 3 43 37 128

Question 62b. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Heavy workload

Survey year Demographic Not at all
(%)
To a small extent
(%)
To a moderate extent
(%)
To a large extent
(%)
To a very large extent
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Positive answers
(%)
Negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2018 Executive 17 21 38 11 13 0 0 38 23 47
2018 Scientific and Professional 19 29 26 13 11 0 1 49 25 274
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 18 28 26 15 11 0 1 46 27 2103
2018 Technical 23 23 26 11 14 1 0 47 26 90
2018 Administrative Support 28 29 23 11 8 0 1 57 19 1659
2018 Operational 21 28 28 14 8 1 1 50 22 184
2018 Other 37 31 18 12 2 0 1 68 13 127
2017 Executive 13 22 38 19 6 0 2 36 25 53
2017 Scientific and Professional 25 27 23 11 12 0 2 53 23 245
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 19 26 26 16 11 0 1 46 28 2060
2017 Technical 17 33 26 13 10 0 1 51 23 80
2017 Administrative Support 30 28 21 12 8 0 1 59 21 1816
2017 Operational 32 26 21 12 7 1 1 59 19 165
2017 Other 54 20 13 2 8 0 3 76 11 127

Question 62c. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Unreasonable deadlines

Survey year Demographic Not at all
(%)
To a small extent
(%)
To a moderate extent
(%)
To a large extent
(%)
To a very large extent
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Positive answers
(%)
Negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2018 Executive 15 37 26 15 7 0 0 52 22 46
2018 Scientific and Professional 25 34 20 10 8 1 2 61 19 272
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 28 33 21 10 6 0 2 62 16 2098
2018 Technical 32 30 24 11 2 1 0 62 13 91
2018 Administrative Support 41 30 18 6 3 1 2 73 9 1649
2018 Operational 45 29 13 6 2 1 6 78 8 184
2018 Other 58 20 14 3 2 1 2 80 5 125
2017 Executive 14 32 28 17 6 0 2 48 23 53
2017 Scientific and Professional 33 28 20 10 4 0 4 64 14 242
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 29 32 22 10 5 0 3 62 15 2052
2017 Technical 38 27 23 6 3 0 4 67 9 79
2017 Administrative Support 44 29 14 6 2 0 3 76 9 1805
2017 Operational 45 27 13 7 2 0 7 77 9 164
2017 Other 60 16 9 3 4 0 7 83 8 127

Question 62d. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Not enough employees to do the work

Survey year Demographic Not at all
(%)
To a small extent
(%)
To a moderate extent
(%)
To a large extent
(%)
To a very large extent
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Positive answers
(%)
Negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2018 Executive 11 23 32 15 19 0 0 34 34 47
2018 Scientific and Professional 18 25 20 18 15 2 2 45 35 275
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 19 22 24 15 17 1 1 42 33 2096
2018 Technical 25 21 23 14 15 1 0 46 30 90
2018 Administrative Support 32 24 18 12 12 1 2 57 24 1649
2018 Operational 19 24 20 16 19 1 1 43 36 183
2018 Other 40 23 17 10 5 2 3 66 16 127
2017 Executive 11 24 17 28 15 0 4 37 45 53
2017 Scientific and Professional 23 22 19 15 16 1 4 47 32 242
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 18 24 22 17 17 0 2 43 35 2056
2017 Technical 23 22 25 19 10 0 2 45 30 80
2017 Administrative Support 34 22 17 13 12 0 3 57 26 1814
2017 Operational 26 21 19 17 15 1 0 48 33 165
2017 Other 50 13 11 4 14 2 6 68 20 128

Question 62e. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Overtime or long work hours

Survey year Demographic Not at all
(%)
To a small extent
(%)
To a moderate extent
(%)
To a large extent
(%)
To a very large extent
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Positive answers
(%)
Negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2018 Executive 20 43 20 7 7 0 4 66 14 46
2018 Scientific and Professional 40 32 14 6 4 0 5 75 10 273
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 54 20 12 5 3 1 6 79 8 2094
2018 Technical 58 20 11 3 2 1 4 83 6 91
2018 Administrative Support 64 16 8 2 1 1 8 88 4 1645
2018 Operational 42 21 17 9 7 1 3 66 17 182
2018 Other 69 15 4 4 2 0 7 90 6 127
2017 Executive 20 34 25 8 6 0 8 59 14 53
2017 Scientific and Professional 50 20 11 5 4 0 10 78 10 246
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 48 24 12 4 3 1 9 79 8 2052
2017 Technical 58 21 9 1 1 1 8 88 3 80
2017 Administrative Support 61 16 7 3 2 0 11 87 5 1814
2017 Operational 52 24 11 4 5 0 5 80 8 165
2017 Other 61 14 9 2 5 1 8 82 8 128

Question 62f. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Balancing work and personal life

Survey year Demographic Not at all
(%)
To a small extent
(%)
To a moderate extent
(%)
To a large extent
(%)
To a very large extent
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Positive answers
(%)
Negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2018 Executive 22 35 17 11 13 0 2 58 24 46
2018 Scientific and Professional 28 34 20 9 6 0 3 64 15 271
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 36 26 19 9 7 0 1 63 17 2101
2018 Technical 39 36 15 7 3 0 0 75 10 91
2018 Administrative Support 43 26 17 7 5 0 2 71 12 1655
2018 Operational 30 27 20 10 11 1 1 58 22 183
2018 Other 46 23 15 9 5 1 1 71 14 126
2017 Executive 17 35 28 8 10 0 2 54 18 51
2017 Scientific and Professional 35 29 19 7 7 0 3 66 14 244
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 31 32 21 9 6 0 1 63 16 2058
2017 Technical 31 36 14 15 1 0 2 69 17 79
2017 Administrative Support 43 30 15 7 4 0 1 73 11 1815
2017 Operational 35 31 19 8 7 0 0 66 15 164
2017 Other 47 26 10 7 7 0 2 75 14 128

Question 62g. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Lack of control or input in decision-making

Survey year Demographic Not at all
(%)
To a small extent
(%)
To a moderate extent
(%)
To a large extent
(%)
To a very large extent
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Positive answers
(%)
Negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2018 Executive 23 51 17 6 2 0 0 74 9 47
2018 Scientific and Professional 27 34 19 10 8 0 2 63 18 274
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 30 32 21 9 5 1 1 64 14 2101
2018 Technical 32 35 19 11 1 1 0 69 12 90
2018 Administrative Support 35 34 17 7 4 1 3 72 11 1655
2018 Operational 32 31 20 7 6 1 3 66 13 183
2018 Other 46 32 12 5 2 1 4 81 7 127
2017 Executive 31 39 18 8 2 0 2 72 10 51
2017 Scientific and Professional 33 29 21 6 5 1 5 65 13 246
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 30 32 21 10 5 1 2 64 15 2053
2017 Technical 39 27 19 7 5 0 2 68 13 80
2017 Administrative Support 40 30 17 7 3 1 2 72 10 1814
2017 Operational 36 25 18 10 7 0 4 64 17 164
2017 Other 51 25 12 5 2 1 4 80 8 128

Question 62h. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Competing or constantly changing priorities

Survey year Demographic Not at all
(%)
To a small extent
(%)
To a moderate extent
(%)
To a large extent
(%)
To a very large extent
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Positive answers
(%)
Negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2018 Executive 19 38 28 11 4 0 0 57 15 47
2018 Scientific and Professional 21 39 24 7 7 0 2 61 14 275
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 25 33 22 12 7 1 1 59 19 2100
2018 Technical 22 35 21 17 5 0 0 57 22 91
2018 Administrative Support 34 33 19 8 4 1 2 69 12 1652
2018 Operational 31 31 23 7 4 1 3 64 12 184
2018 Other 46 26 14 7 2 1 3 76 10 127
2017 Executive 21 25 32 14 6 0 2 47 20 51
2017 Scientific and Professional 27 27 27 9 4 1 4 57 14 245
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 25 33 22 13 6 0 2 58 19 2056
2017 Technical 23 34 28 13 1 0 1 57 14 80
2017 Administrative Support 37 31 17 9 3 1 1 70 12 1814
2017 Operational 35 27 23 7 4 0 3 64 12 163
2017 Other 47 24 14 5 3 2 5 77 9 128

Question 62i. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Lack of clear expectations

Survey year Demographic Not at all
(%)
To a small extent
(%)
To a moderate extent
(%)
To a large extent
(%)
To a very large extent
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Positive answers
(%)
Negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2018 Executive 19 51 13 13 2 0 2 72 15 47
2018 Scientific and Professional 27 29 21 9 11 0 2 58 21 272
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 32 30 19 11 7 1 1 62 18 2094
2018 Technical 28 35 21 14 2 0 0 63 17 91
2018 Administrative Support 40 29 18 8 3 1 2 70 11 1649
2018 Operational 37 32 18 5 4 1 3 72 10 184
2018 Other 35 33 18 5 6 1 3 70 12 127
2017 Executive 33 27 28 8 2 0 2 61 10 51
2017 Scientific and Professional 31 28 21 8 5 1 5 63 14 244
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 29 31 19 12 6 1 1 62 19 2055
2017 Technical 38 26 10 16 7 3 0 66 24 80
2017 Administrative Support 42 29 15 8 4 1 2 73 12 1811
2017 Operational 36 32 15 10 3 0 4 71 14 164
2017 Other 48 24 9 10 4 1 3 76 15 128

Question 62j. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Information overload

Survey year Demographic Not at all
(%)
To a small extent
(%)
To a moderate extent
(%)
To a large extent
(%)
To a very large extent
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Positive answers
(%)
Negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2018 Executive 32 36 15 11 6 0 0 68 17 47
2018 Scientific and Professional 36 32 16 9 6 0 1 69 14 274
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 33 30 20 9 6 0 1 65 15 2087
2018 Technical 32 38 22 4 3 0 0 70 8 90
2018 Administrative Support 36 32 19 7 4 1 2 69 11 1641
2018 Operational 35 28 22 7 4 1 3 66 11 183
2018 Other 49 27 13 6 2 1 2 79 8 126
2017 Executive 22 39 22 10 6 0 2 62 16 51
2017 Scientific and Professional 36 30 19 5 3 1 5 71 9 241
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 30 32 21 10 5 0 2 64 15 2055
2017 Technical 35 33 20 9 0 1 1 71 9 80
2017 Administrative Support 37 31 17 8 4 1 2 70 13 1808
2017 Operational 41 32 13 7 4 0 3 76 11 163
2017 Other 54 23 8 5 5 0 5 81 11 128

Question 62k. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Physical work environment

Survey year Demographic Not at all
(%)
To a small extent
(%)
To a moderate extent
(%)
To a large extent
(%)
To a very large extent
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Positive answers
(%)
Negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2018 Executive 53 32 13 2 0 0 0 85 2 47
2018 Scientific and Professional 57 19 13 4 5 0 3 78 9 274
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 58 21 11 4 3 0 2 81 7 2089
2018 Technical 64 24 3 4 4 0 0 88 9 91
2018 Administrative Support 59 21 10 5 2 1 2 82 7 1641
2018 Operational 46 28 13 6 5 1 2 76 11 184
2018 Other 71 17 6 2 1 1 3 91 3 126
2017 Executive 72 19 2 2 0 2 4 96 2 53
2017 Scientific and Professional 54 23 10 5 4 0 4 80 10 245
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 59 23 9 4 2 0 3 84 6 2057
2017 Technical 65 19 10 5 0 0 1 85 5 80
2017 Administrative Support 57 23 11 5 2 0 3 82 7 1814
2017 Operational 49 24 15 7 2 0 4 76 9 165
2017 Other 68 19 5 3 0 0 4 91 3 127

Question 62l. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Accessibility or accommodation issues

Survey year Demographic Not at all
(%)
To a small extent
(%)
To a moderate extent
(%)
To a large extent
(%)
To a very large extent
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Positive answers
(%)
Negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2018 Executive 85 9 0 4 0 0 2 96 4 47
2018 Scientific and Professional 73 12 7 1 2 0 5 90 2 274
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 72 13 6 2 2 1 4 90 4 2091
2018 Technical 82 10 3 0 1 1 2 95 1 91
2018 Administrative Support 72 14 6 1 1 1 5 91 3 1646
2018 Operational 65 19 4 4 3 2 5 89 7 183
2018 Other 82 9 3 1 2 1 4 95 2 127

Question 62m. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Harassment or discrimination

Survey year Demographic Not at all
(%)
To a small extent
(%)
To a moderate extent
(%)
To a large extent
(%)
To a very large extent
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Positive answers
(%)
Negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2018 Executive 72 17 4 2 2 0 2 91 4 46
2018 Scientific and Professional 70 12 5 3 6 1 3 85 9 274
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 69 13 7 4 4 1 3 85 8 2098
2018 Technical 69 13 10 3 3 0 1 83 7 91
2018 Administrative Support 68 14 6 3 4 1 2 86 8 1649
2018 Operational 64 13 7 6 5 1 3 81 11 184
2018 Other 83 5 3 3 2 1 3 92 5 127
2017 Executive 73 17 6 0 2 0 2 92 2 53
2017 Scientific and Professional 78 7 4 4 3 0 3 89 7 246
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 68 13 8 4 3 1 4 85 7 2063
2017 Technical 83 2 4 8 1 1 1 87 9 80
2017 Administrative Support 69 14 6 3 3 1 3 87 7 1820
2017 Operational 67 19 5 3 4 0 2 87 8 165
2017 Other 80 8 3 0 2 2 5 94 3 128

Question 62n. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Issue(s) with my co-worker(s)

Survey year Demographic Not at all
(%)
To a small extent
(%)
To a moderate extent
(%)
To a large extent
(%)
To a very large extent
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Positive answers
(%)
Negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2018 Executive 45 38 11 6 0 0 0 83 6 47
2018 Scientific and Professional 51 27 10 6 4 0 2 79 10 273
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 51 27 12 5 3 0 1 79 8 2102
2018 Technical 55 22 14 2 3 0 3 79 6 90
2018 Administrative Support 45 28 13 6 5 0 1 75 11 1654
2018 Operational 39 35 14 7 4 1 1 75 11 183
2018 Other 66 19 4 7 1 0 4 88 8 126
2017 Executive 47 38 8 4 2 0 2 86 6 53
2017 Scientific and Professional 54 23 13 5 2 0 3 79 8 245
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 49 31 11 4 3 0 2 82 7 2055
2017 Technical 46 26 17 6 4 0 1 73 10 80
2017 Administrative Support 48 28 12 6 3 0 2 78 9 1817
2017 Operational 48 31 13 4 4 0 0 79 8 164
2017 Other 73 17 3 2 0 0 5 94 2 127

Question 62o. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Issue(s) with individuals with authority over me

Survey year Demographic Not at all
(%)
To a small extent
(%)
To a moderate extent
(%)
To a large extent
(%)
To a very large extent
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Positive answers
(%)
Negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2018 Executive 57 21 17 2 2 0 0 79 4 47
2018 Scientific and Professional 55 19 11 8 5 0 1 75 14 272
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 55 22 9 7 5 0 1 78 13 2096
2018 Technical 59 14 14 4 4 0 3 76 9 90
2018 Administrative Support 57 22 10 5 5 0 1 80 10 1652
2018 Operational 48 26 12 5 8 0 1 75 13 184
2018 Other 71 13 5 6 1 1 2 87 8 126
2017 Executive 72 19 6 0 2 0 2 92 2 53
2017 Scientific and Professional 67 17 5 4 3 0 3 87 8 246
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 56 22 10 4 5 0 2 80 9 2057
2017 Technical 64 18 10 5 2 0 1 83 7 80
2017 Administrative Support 62 18 8 5 4 0 2 82 9 1815
2017 Operational 56 23 8 6 5 0 1 80 11 165
2017 Other 75 9 5 3 4 0 4 88 7 128

Question 62p. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Issue(s) with individual(s) working for me

Survey year Demographic Not at all
(%)
To a small extent
(%)
To a moderate extent
(%)
To a large extent
(%)
To a very large extent
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Positive answers
(%)
Negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2018 Executive 34 32 15 9 6 0 4 69 16 47
2018 Scientific and Professional 48 11 4 2 3 0 31 87 7 272
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 51 12 5 3 2 0 26 86 6 2087
2018 Technical 51 12 3 1 1 0 31 92 3 89
2018 Administrative Support 53 6 2 1 0 0 37 95 2 1640
2018 Operational 58 8 3 1 0 0 30 94 1 180
2018 Other 68 4 2 1 0 1 26 97 1 124
2017 Executive 28 34 17 10 2 0 10 69 13 53
2017 Scientific and Professional 61 9 3 3 1 0 24 91 5 246
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 49 15 5 2 2 0 26 87 5 2056
2017 Technical 43 14 5 5 1 0 32 83 9 80
2017 Administrative Support 56 6 3 1 1 0 34 93 2 1814
2017 Operational 53 12 5 1 0 0 30 92 1 164
2017 Other 70 5 0 0 2 0 22 96 3 128

Question 62q. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Issue(s) with other individual(s) (e.g., members of the public, individuals from other departments or agencies)

Survey year Demographic Not at all
(%)
To a small extent
(%)
To a moderate extent
(%)
To a large extent
(%)
To a very large extent
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Positive answers
(%)
Negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2018 Executive 64 32 4 0 0 0 0 96 0 47
2018 Scientific and Professional 61 21 8 3 1 0 6 88 4 271
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 65 18 7 2 1 0 6 89 3 2091
2018 Technical 65 22 7 0 0 0 7 93 0 90
2018 Administrative Support 58 25 7 3 1 0 6 89 4 1652
2018 Operational 60 17 16 3 2 1 2 78 5 182
2018 Other 75 11 6 1 0 1 6 93 1 125
2017 Executive 64 19 10 2 0 0 6 88 2 53
2017 Scientific and Professional 62 20 9 2 1 0 6 87 3 243
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 64 19 6 2 1 0 8 90 3 2042
2017 Technical 61 23 8 1 0 0 7 90 1 80
2017 Administrative Support 61 21 7 2 1 0 7 88 4 1806
2017 Operational 61 21 8 1 2 1 6 88 3 162
2017 Other 82 9 2 0 0 0 7 98 0 127

Question 62r. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Lack of job security

Survey year Demographic Not at all
(%)
To a small extent
(%)
To a moderate extent
(%)
To a large extent
(%)
To a very large extent
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Positive answers
(%)
Negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2018 Executive 83 15 0 2 0 0 0 98 2 47
2018 Scientific and Professional 72 11 6 3 3 0 4 87 7 272
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 75 12 4 2 2 1 4 91 5 2095
2018 Technical 71 17 6 1 1 0 5 92 2 89
2018 Administrative Support 70 15 6 2 2 1 4 89 5 1652
2018 Operational 67 19 4 3 4 1 1 87 8 183
2018 Other 53 11 16 8 6 0 6 68 15 126
2017 Executive 80 13 2 0 0 0 6 98 0 53
2017 Scientific and Professional 70 12 6 1 6 0 5 86 7 246
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 73 13 5 2 2 1 5 90 5 2059
2017 Technical 77 16 1 2 0 0 2 96 3 80
2017 Administrative Support 70 15 6 3 2 0 4 89 5 1819
2017 Operational 55 18 7 6 8 2 3 77 15 165
2017 Other 50 20 11 7 4 1 6 76 12 128

Question 62s. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Personal issues

Survey year Demographic Not at all
(%)
To a small extent
(%)
To a moderate extent
(%)
To a large extent
(%)
To a very large extent
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Positive answers
(%)
Negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2018 Executive 57 28 15 0 0 0 0 85 0 47
2018 Scientific and Professional 57 26 11 3 1 0 3 85 4 272
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 49 28 13 5 3 0 2 79 8 2098
2018 Technical 47 36 9 3 0 0 4 87 4 89
2018 Administrative Support 49 28 14 4 2 0 2 79 6 1649
2018 Operational 47 34 13 4 3 0 0 80 7 183
2018 Other 56 20 15 4 1 1 3 79 5 125
2017 Executive 51 38 10 0 0 0 2 90 0 53
2017 Scientific and Professional 59 22 11 2 2 0 4 85 4 245
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 47 32 12 4 2 0 3 82 6 2051
2017 Technical 51 24 16 5 1 1 1 77 6 80
2017 Administrative Support 52 30 10 3 2 0 2 85 5 1815
2017 Operational 55 28 7 3 2 1 4 87 5 163
2017 Other 60 22 8 3 0 0 6 87 4 128

Question 63. Overall, my level of work-related stress is…

Survey year Demographic Very low
(%)
Low
(%)
Moderate
(%)
High
(%)
Very high
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Positive answers
(%)
Negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2018 Executive 9 40 38 11 2 0 0 49 13 47
2018 Scientific and Professional 17 37 30 11 4 0 1 54 16 273
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 17 32 34 12 4 0 0 50 16 2101
2018 Technical 17 40 32 7 6 0 0 56 12 91
2018 Administrative Support 21 35 30 11 3 0 0 56 13 1656
2018 Operational 13 32 35 14 6 1 0 45 20 186
2018 Other 31 36 27 5 1 0 1 67 5 125
2017 Executive 3 38 44 11 2 0 2 42 14 53
2017 Scientific and Professional 15 34 35 8 6 0 2 50 14 248
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 16 30 36 12 6 0 1 46 18 2061
2017 Technical 16 37 30 14 1 2 0 54 15 80
2017 Administrative Support 19 34 31 10 4 0 0 54 14 1821
2017 Operational 15 35 28 12 8 0 0 51 21 165
2017 Other 36 34 17 9 4 1 0 71 12 128

Question 64. After my workday, I feel emotionally drained.

Survey year Demographic Always/ Almost always
(%)
Often
(%)
Sometimes
(%)
Rarely
(%)
Never/ Almost never
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Positive answers
(%)
Negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2018 Executive 9 9 56 18 9 0 0 27 18 45
2018 Scientific and Professional 10 17 36 25 10 0 1 36 27 272
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 11 18 38 21 11 0 0 32 29 2072
2018 Technical 10 19 37 28 7 0 0 34 29 90
2018 Administrative Support 9 17 37 23 14 0 0 37 26 1628
2018 Operational 9 27 32 18 13 1 0 32 36 182
2018 Other 2 13 34 27 23 0 1 50 15 125
2017 Executive 0 15 60 19 4 0 2 23 16 53
2017 Scientific and Professional 9 15 38 26 11 0 2 37 24 247
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 9 20 38 21 11 0 0 32 30 2052
2017 Technical 9 20 34 19 19 0 0 38 29 80
2017 Administrative Support 9 16 36 25 13 0 0 38 25 1811
2017 Operational 13 15 33 23 14 0 1 38 29 163
2017 Other 7 11 25 20 36 1 1 57 18 128
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Compensation

Pay or other compensation issues

Question 67. To what extent has your pay or other compensation been affected by issues with the Phoenix pay system?

Survey year Demographic Not at all
(%)
To a small extent
(%)
To a moderate extent
(%)
To a large extent
(%)
To a very large extent
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Positive answers
(%)
Negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2018 Executive 11 26 21 26 15 2 0 11 89 47
2018 Scientific and Professional 18 19 22 23 17 1 1 18 82 276
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 22 27 22 14 14 1 0 22 78 2104
2018 Technical 25 16 25 15 14 2 1 26 74 91
2018 Administrative Support 31 25 17 11 14 1 0 32 68 1653
2018 Operational 15 23 26 18 17 1 0 15 85 186
2018 Other 28 19 22 15 11 3 2 29 71 125
2017 Executive 19 31 26 11 8 4 2 20 80 53
2017 Scientific and Professional 22 16 23 16 20 2 2 23 77 247
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 25 25 19 13 16 2 0 25 75 2064
2017 Technical 31 14 19 6 24 5 1 33 67 80
2017 Administrative Support 29 23 16 11 16 3 1 30 70 1823
2017 Operational 13 20 20 20 24 1 1 13 87 163
2017 Other 31 11 16 13 18 6 5 35 65 128

Question 68a. Please indicate which of the following pay or other compensation issues you have experienced: Missing regular pay

Survey year Demographic
(%)
Total responses
2018 Executive 15 41
2018 Scientific and Professional 36 219
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 29 1621
2018 Technical 29 65
2018 Administrative Support 25 1108
2018 Operational 40 155
2018 Other 44 84
2017 Executive 18 40
2017 Scientific and Professional 42 181
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 28 1489
2017 Technical 40 50
2017 Administrative Support 32 1202
2017 Operational 37 139
2017 Other 63 78

Question 68b. Please indicate which of the following pay or other compensation issues you have experienced: Underpayment of regular pay

Survey year Demographic
(%)
Total responses
2018 Executive 37 41
2018 Scientific and Professional 40 219
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 30 1621
2018 Technical 41 65
2018 Administrative Support 23 1108
2018 Operational 35 155
2018 Other 48 84
2017 Executive 25 40
2017 Scientific and Professional 31 181
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 29 1489
2017 Technical 36 50
2017 Administrative Support 24 1202
2017 Operational 31 139
2017 Other 54 78

Question 68c. Please indicate which of the following pay or other compensation issues you have experienced: Overpayment of regular pay

Survey year Demographic
(%)
Total responses
2018 Executive 7 41
2018 Scientific and Professional 20 219
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 22 1621
2018 Technical 28 65
2018 Administrative Support 22 1108
2018 Operational 20 155
2018 Other 24 84
2017 Executive 18 40
2017 Scientific and Professional 20 181
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 17 1489
2017 Technical 12 50
2017 Administrative Support 19 1202
2017 Operational 18 139
2017 Other 26 78

Question 68d. Please indicate which of the following pay or other compensation issues you have experienced: Incorrect or missing acting pay, overtime pay or other related extra duty pay

Survey year Demographic
(%)
Total responses
2018 Executive 56 41
2018 Scientific and Professional 41 219
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 48 1621
2018 Technical 54 65
2018 Administrative Support 33 1108
2018 Operational 55 155
2018 Other 17 84
2017 Executive 42 40
2017 Scientific and Professional 40 181
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 51 1489
2017 Technical 51 50
2017 Administrative Support 35 1202
2017 Operational 63 139
2017 Other 29 78

Question 68e. Please indicate which of the following pay or other compensation issues you have experienced: Incorrect or missing pay relating to a disability, maternity, or parental leave

Survey year Demographic
(%)
Total responses
2018 Executive 5 41
2018 Scientific and Professional 9 219
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 6 1621
2018 Technical 11 65
2018 Administrative Support 6 1108
2018 Operational 4 155
2018 Other 3 84
2017 Executive 8 40
2017 Scientific and Professional 10 181
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 6 1489
2017 Technical 8 50
2017 Administrative Support 6 1202
2017 Operational 2 139
2017 Other 4 78

Question 68f. Please indicate which of the following pay or other compensation issues you have experienced: Incorrect or missing retroactive pay

Survey year Demographic
(%)
Total responses
2018 Executive 66 41
2018 Scientific and Professional 37 219
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 31 1621
2018 Technical 42 65
2018 Administrative Support 18 1108
2018 Operational 31 155
2018 Other 20 84

Question 68g. Please indicate which of the following pay or other compensation issues you have experienced: Other

Survey year Demographic
(%)
Total responses
2018 Executive 54 41
2018 Scientific and Professional 36 219
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 40 1621
2018 Technical 25 65
2018 Administrative Support 43 1108
2018 Operational 33 155
2018 Other 33 84
2017 Executive 55 40
2017 Scientific and Professional 42 181
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 42 1489
2017 Technical 51 50
2017 Administrative Support 45 1202
2017 Operational 33 139
2017 Other 28 78

Question 69. Please estimate the number of hours you have spent, at work or outside of work, attempting to resolve your pay or other compensation issue(s).

Survey year Demographic 0 hours
(%)
1 to 9 hours
(%)
10 to 19 hours
(%)
20 to 29 hours
(%)
30 to 39 hours
(%)
40 hours or more
(%)
Total responses
2018 Executive 8 34 11 18 5 24 38
2018 Scientific and Professional 1 35 25 9 5 25 211
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 4 40 18 12 6 20 1555
2018 Technical 3 26 25 17 3 25 63
2018 Administrative Support 5 42 18 12 5 18 1014
2018 Operational 6 30 22 17 1 23 135
2018 Other 4 57 16 4 4 14 79
2017 Executive 13 45 13 5 12 12 40
2017 Scientific and Professional 2 42 23 14 5 15 176
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 4 47 18 11 5 15 1465
2017 Technical 4 38 18 18 2 20 50
2017 Administrative Support 6 48 17 10 5 14 1181
2017 Operational 6 44 15 9 1 25 130
2017 Other 3 40 19 21 1 16 77

Question 70. Have all your pay or other compensation issues been resolved?

Survey year Demographic Yes
(%)
No
(%)
Total responses
2018 Executive 20 80 41
2018 Scientific and Professional 31 69 217
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 30 70 1609
2018 Technical 20 80 65
2018 Administrative Support 38 62 1096
2018 Operational 36 64 152
2018 Other 50 50 82

Question 73. To what extent have issues with the Phoenix pay system affected your decision to seek or accept another position (e.g., deployment, promotion, secondment, assignment, acting assignment) within your organization or the federal public service?

Survey year Demographic Not at all
(%)
To a small extent
(%)
To a moderate extent
(%)
To a large extent
(%)
To a very large extent
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Positive answers
(%)
Negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2018 Executive 43 17 13 15 9 0 2 62 24 46
2018 Scientific and Professional 33 17 17 12 11 1 7 55 26 272
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 34 17 15 13 15 1 5 54 29 2103
2018 Technical 34 20 15 8 10 1 12 62 20 90
2018 Administrative Support 40 16 12 9 13 1 8 62 24 1649
2018 Operational 36 22 12 10 13 3 4 62 24 184
2018 Other 40 10 13 7 10 2 19 63 21 126

Support to resolve pay or other compensation issues

Question 71. I am satisfied with the support (e.g., regular information, follow-up, making enquiries on my behalf, offering emergency or priority pay) I received from my department or agency to help resolve my pay or other compensation issues.

Survey year Demographic Strongly agree
(%)
Somewhat agree
(%)
Neither agree nor disagree
(%)
Somewhat disagree
(%)
Strongly disagree
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Positive answers
(%)
Negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2018 Executive 24 24 5 12 29 0 5 51 44 41
2018 Scientific and Professional 9 27 12 17 28 2 5 38 49 218
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 15 19 20 16 22 1 7 37 42 1610
2018 Technical 8 22 20 25 20 3 3 31 47 65
2018 Administrative Support 11 22 18 17 21 1 9 38 42 1103
2018 Operational 14 22 19 21 21 1 2 37 43 153
2018 Other 30 19 7 10 23 2 9 55 37 84
2017 Executive 18 30 10 10 17 0 15 56 32 40
2017 Scientific and Professional 15 23 15 18 23 1 5 40 44 182
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 13 23 15 13 23 2 10 41 41 1504
2017 Technical 14 14 16 20 26 0 10 31 51 50
2017 Administrative Support 15 21 17 13 23 2 10 40 40 1216
2017 Operational 11 26 18 14 22 3 6 41 39 139
2017 Other 28 22 9 10 22 1 9 55 35 78

Question 72. I am satisfied with the support I received from the Pay Centre to help resolve my pay or other compensation issues.

Survey year Demographic Strongly agree
(%)
Somewhat agree
(%)
Neither agree nor disagree
(%)
Somewhat disagree
(%)
Strongly disagree
(%)
Don't know
(%)
Not applicable
(%)
Positive answers
(%)
Negative answers
(%)
Total responses
2018 Executive 5 0 10 17 61 0 7 5 84 41
2018 Scientific and Professional 1 13 11 17 54 1 2 14 74 217
2018 Administration and Foreign Services 3 11 13 18 50 1 3 15 71 1613
2018 Technical 3 9 9 22 52 2 3 13 77 65
2018 Administrative Support 4 13 12 20 45 1 4 19 68 1105
2018 Operational 5 13 21 18 37 3 4 19 58 154
2018 Other 12 20 14 20 27 3 5 35 50 84
2017 Executive 3 10 10 15 52 0 10 14 75 40
2017 Scientific and Professional 2 7 9 20 57 1 3 10 81 181
2017 Administration and Foreign Services 3 8 9 16 58 1 4 12 78 1503
2017 Technical 0 12 10 17 56 2 2 13 77 50
2017 Administrative Support 3 12 10 17 51 2 4 16 73 1215
2017 Operational 3 10 15 18 49 3 2 14 71 139
2017 Other 4 9 11 19 50 2 5 14 74 78
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