A story circulating on Reddit has struck a chord with anyone who’s ever completed one of those “your responses are totally confidential” workplace surveys. According to a Reddit post, an employee described how their company's HR department sent the unedited results of an internal engagement survey to the whole mailing list of 84 people, including every open-text comment employees made under the assumption that no one would be able to trace it back to them.
The story hits close to home for many U.S. workers who complete engagement surveys like this one about twice a year. It’s a reminder that the wall between “anonymous” and “everyone can see exactly what you typed” is thinner than most people realize.
