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Date: 05 January 2010 18:00:07
My workplace is carrying out something called a Wellbeing Survey at the moment. I will not bore you with the details, but suffice to say that it involves asking people to respond to a questionnaire designed to assess their level of personal wellbeing. People like me (anonymity assured, we are told).
Ticking the boxes and answering the questions was all well and good, until the final section. This is where participants were asked to comment on their assessment of the effectiveness of the survey. It was the question 'Did you feel this survey covered the right areas to give us an idea of your wellbeing?' that caused me the greatest trouble. I appeared to be unable to stop commenting on all the shortcomings and omissions that I thought the questionnaire contained! I even felt like asking if a company specialising in statistical analysis had been commissioned to carry out the study, or whether the job had just been given to some passing GCSE students.
On reflection, I need analysis. Possibly some counselling, but more likely some scientific data to occupy my own mind.
Btw, I no longer plan to submit the questionnaire - I do not really trust the assurance of complete anonymity!