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# Microsoft eliminates its most candid employee survey question
- URL: https://adjacent.media/signals/microsoft-eliminates-its-most-candid-employee-survey-question/
- Published: 2026-06-04T16:09:07.000Z
- Updated: 2026-06-04T16:09:07.000Z
- Description: Microsoft removed a question measuring whether employees felt psychologically safe at work—one of the few metrics that correlates with retention and productivity.
- Author: Jonathan Greene
- Tags: #signal, theme-brand, talent strategy, organizational culture, employee engagement

Source: [The Next Web](https://thenextweb.com/news/microsoft-dropped-the-one-survey-question-its-employees-actually-cared-about?ref=adjacent.media)

Microsoft removed a question measuring whether employees felt psychologically safe at work—one of the few metrics that correlates with retention and productivity. The company either encountered uncomfortable results it couldn't address, or decided external talent competition outweighed internal culture feedback. For organizations reliant on engagement scores and annual surveys, the move is a reminder that metrics become theater when leadership ignores negative signals.