Verified Culture
The Survey

One survey. Fifteen honest answers.

Every Verified Culture survey follows the same structured 15-category format, so what you learn about a workplace is comparable, credible, and grounded in real employee experience.

Aggregate-only reporting

Individual answers are never shown to anyone — including the employer. Only category averages become public.

Under 3 minutes

15 category ratings plus a few yes/no and multiple-choice questions — built to respect your time.

Your voice counts

Each verified response shifts the organization's score. Enough of them, and a certification is earned or lost.

Instant result

The moment you submit, you see how the organization scores and where it stands today.

How the survey flows

01
Find your workplace

Search the registry, or add your organization in one click if it isn't listed yet.

02
Rate 15 categories

Leadership, growth, pay fairness, safety, and more — one focused screen at a time.

03
Answer a few follow-ups

Short yes/no and multiple-choice questions sharpen the overall signal.

04
Get the result

Overall score, verdict, and — once thresholds are met — a certificate number.

What we ask, and how

Rating (1–5)

Score each of the 15 workplace categories, from leadership to psychological safety.

Yes / No

Direct checks like 'Would you recommend this employer?' and 'Is pay fair for the role?'

Multiple choice

Flag your biggest concern and leave-intent from a short list of curated options.

Optional comment

Add context in your own words. Screened for toxicity, never edited or removed by the employer.

The 15 categories behind every score

Leadership
How honest, visible, and clear-headed senior leaders are about direction and decisions
Management
Quality of your direct manager: support, fairness, and coaching
Salary & Benefits
Whether pay and benefits feel fair for the role and market
Work-Life Balance
Sustainable hours, flexibility, and respected personal boundaries
Career Growth
Real opportunities to be promoted, learn, and take on new challenges
Recognition
Whether good work is noticed, credited, and rewarded promptly
Diversity
Representation across levels and fair treatment regardless of background
Inclusion
Whether every voice is invited in and genuinely heard in decisions
Culture
What it actually feels like to work here day to day
Toxic Behaviour
Freedom from bullying, politics, and gossip (higher score = healthier)
Micromanagement
Trust and autonomy given versus constant oversight (higher = more autonomy)
HR Support
How responsively and fairly HR handles issues and requests
Infrastructure
Quality of tools, workspace, and resources needed to do the job well
Learning
Access to training budgets, mentorship, and skill development
Psychological Safety
Freedom to speak up, disagree, or admit mistakes without fear

Anonymity is a design requirement

No account required

You never create a login, and no name or phone number is ever collected.

Nothing published ties back to you

Every review folds into an organization-wide average before it's shown to anyone.

Employer can respond, not remove

Employers may post a public response, but they cannot edit, hide, or delete a valid review.

Scoring

From individual ratings to a public verdict

Every category rating is normalized to a comparable scale. Category weights are published in advance and applied the same way to every organization — no employer can adjust them.

The weighted average becomes the overall score. Cross 70% and the organization earns Good Place to Work; 75% upgrades it to Amazing Place to Work and 85% to Dream Place to Work. Fall below 70%, and it's listed as a Worst Place to Work until a fresh survey window changes the outcome.

No single response can trigger a certificate. A minimum number of verified employees is required first, so one person can never swing the result.

overall = Σ(weight × rating) / Σ(weight)
verdict = overall ≥ 3.5 ? "Good / Amazing / Dream" : "Worst"
certified_if = verified_responses ≥ 10
example: (5×4.2 + 3×3.8 + 5×4.6) / 13 = 4.31 → Good ✓

What we structurally never collect

Anonymity isn't a policy promise — it's built into the form itself. None of the following fields exist.

Your legal name
Your phone number
Your home address
IP address (hashed & discarded)
Manager's name
Salary details
Age or gender
Ethnicity
Anything that identifies you

Common questions about the survey

Can my employer see my individual response?+

No. Employers see aggregated category averages only. Individual submissions are never exposed — even to admins during moderation, personal identifiers are hidden.

Why do you need my company email?+

We verify you actually work there by matching the email domain to the organization's website. The email itself is never stored in plaintext.

What if my company isn't listed?+

Add it in one click from the survey. Our admin team reviews new organizations before they appear in the public registry.

Can I edit my response after submitting?+

No — this preserves data integrity. You can submit a new survey after 90 days if your experience has meaningfully changed.

How long does the survey take?+

Median completion time is 2 minutes 47 seconds. Ratings are the fastest — comments are optional and take the longest.

Is there a mobile version?+

Yes. The entire flow is optimized for mobile — over 60% of our surveys are completed on phone.