GAO Survey of CFPB Employees

U.S. Government Accountability Office

Introduction

 
Special instructions for detailees and rotating staff:

•Detailees: If you are currently on a detail, for the purposes of this questionnaire, please consider your current office within CFPB to be the office to which you are permanently assigned (or your "home office").

•Director's Financial Analysts and other rotating staff: For the purposes of this questionnaire, please consider your current office within CFPB to be the office of your current rotation, unless you have been in your current rotation for less than 3 months. If your current rotation began less than 3 months ago, please consider the office of your previous rotation to be your current office.
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1.  Do you work in one of CFPB's regional offices (e.g., Midwest Regional Office, Northeast Regional Office, Southeast Regional Office, West Regional office)? Note: Please answer based on the office to which you are permanently assigned (or your "home office"). If you are duty-stationed in a regional office or outside headquarters but report to a headquarters office (such as Enforcement or Fair Lending), please answer "No." If you are on a detail to a regional office, but your home office is not a regional office, please answer "No." If you are on a detail to a headquarters office, but a regional office is your home office, please answer "Yes."
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IMPORTANT NOTE: For the purposes of this questionnaire, please consider your "office" to be your regional office (e.g., Midwest Regional Office, Northeast Regional Office, Southeast Regional Office, West Regional office) and the head of your office to be your Regional Director. If you are a Regional Administrative Officer, please consider your office to be Administrative Operations. If you are on a detail, for the purposes of this questionnaire, please consider your "current office" to be your home office (i.e., the office from which you were detailed).
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IMPORTANT NOTE: For the purposes of this questionnaire, please consider your "office" to be the unit headed by the Assistant Director (Note: In some cases, the Assistant Director is more commonly referred to as an officer, such as the CFO, CHCO, and CIO). Click here for a full list of CFPB offices. Examples of some offices at CFPB are the Office of Community Affairs, the CFO's Office, the Office of Consumer Response, the Office of Enforcement, the Office of Supervision Policy, the Office of Regulations, and the Office of Technology and Innovation. If you are on a detail, for the purposes of this questionnaire, please consider your "current office" to be your home office (i.e., the office from which you were detailed).
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Section I: Hiring, Compensation, and Retention

 
In this section, questions about hiring refer to hiring for new job openings, excluding promotions. The next section of this survey will include questions about promotions.
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2.  Do you agree or disagree with the following statements on hiring, compensation, and retention? (Reminder: If you are on a detail, please consider your office to be your home office.)
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Strongly Agree
Somewhat Agree
Neither Agree nor Disagree
Somewhat Disagree
Strongly Disagree
No Basis to Judge
  a. My office is able to attract talented and qualified employees.
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  b. My office retains its talented and qualified employees.
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  c. Hiring at CFPB is based more on substantive experience or qualifications than on personal connections.
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  d. My starting salary at CFPB provided fair compensation for my skills, work experience, and education.
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3.  In the last 12 months, as a CFPB employee (not a job candidate), have you participated in one or more steps of the hiring process (such as application review, candidate interviews, candidate assessment, and/or candidate selection for hire)?
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3A.  Do you agree or disagree with the following statements on the hiring process in your office?
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Strongly Agree
Somewhat Agree
Neither Agree nor Disagree
Somewhat Disagree
Strongly Disagree
No Basis to Judge
  a. Policies and procedures for the hiring process are clear.
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  b. Hiring managers and other individuals involved in the hiring process respect and follow policies and procedures for hiring.
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  c. Hiring managers and other individuals involved in the hiring process are committed to hiring candidates from diverse backgrounds.
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  d. New job openings are announced and posted in an open and transparent manner that gives a fair opportunity for all eligible candidates to apply.
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  e. Hiring decisions are merit-based.
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  f. Hiring managers and other individuals involved in the hiring process do not circumvent hiring policies and procedures to hire individuals with whom they have a personal connection.
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  g. The political affiliation or political views of job candidates do not play a role in hiring decisions.
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  h. Collaboration between the Office of Human Capital and my office on the hiring process is generally good.
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3B.  To what extent have each of the following helped to promote fairness and reduce the potential for bias in the hiring process?
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1. To a large extent
2. To a moderate extent
3. To a small extent
4. To no extent
5. Don't know / No basis to judge
  a. Training for individuals involved in the hiring process on hiring policies and procedures.
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  b. Training for individuals involved in the hiring process on unconscious bias.
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  c. Use of structured interview questions.
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4.  Since you started at CFPB, have you ever raised concerns with a supervisor, manager or Office of Human Capital representative that your starting salary was too low relative to colleagues with similar work and educational backgrounds?
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4A.  Do you agree or disagree with the following statements about the resolution of concerns you raised about your salary?
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Strongly Agree
Somewhat Agree
Neither Agree nor Disagree
Somewhat Disagree
Strongly Disagree
No Basis to Judge
  a. The Office of Human Capital provided timely responses to my inquiries about my salary.
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  b. I am satisfied with CFPB's response to my concerns about my salary.
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5.  If there are any other issues, details, or information concerning hiring, compensation and retention that you would like us to know about, please use the space below to provide that information.
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Section II: Employee Opportunities, Development & Performance Management

 
Reminder for questions that ask you about your office: If you are on a detail, please consider your office to be your home office.
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6.  How satisfied or dissatisfied are you with the following aspects of employee opportunities, development, and performance management at CFPB?
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Very Satisfied
Somewhat Satisfied
Neither Satisfied nor Dissatisfied
Somewhat Dissatisfied
Very Dissatisfied
No Basis to Judge
  a. The fairness and transparency of the process for assigning staff to assignments and projects in your office.
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  b. The opportunities CFPB has provided you to do challenging work in the last 12 months.
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  c. The training you receive for your present job.
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  d. Your opportunity to get a better job in the bureau.
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  e. Your opportunity to work on assignments or receive other opportunities needed to build qualifications to be promoted.
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7.  Do you agree or disagree with the following statements on employee opportunities, development, and performance management at CFPB?
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Strongly Agree
Somewhat Agree
Neither Agree nor Disagree
Somewhat Disagree
Strongly Disagree
No Basis to Judge
  a. In the last 12 months, my supervisor(s) have had open and honest discussions with me about my career development.
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  b. In the last 12 months, in my current office, employees in my position have been treated fairly in terms of opportunities to participate in training programs and events.
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  c. In the last 12 months, detail opportunities across the bureau have been posted in a transparent and timely manner that gives all eligible employees a fair opportunity to apply.
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  d. Criteria for promotions in my current office are clearly communicated to employees.
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  e. In the last 12 months, promotion opportunities and internal job openings in my current office have been posted in a transparent and timely manner that gives all eligible employees a fair opportunity to apply.
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Strongly Agree
Somewhat Agree
Neither Agree nor Disagree
Somewhat Disagree
Strongly Disagree
No Basis to Judge
  f. Selections for promotions in my current office are based on merit.
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  g. In general, across the bureau, selection for promotions or internal job openings over the last 12 months has been based more on substantive experience or qualifications than on personal connections or favoritism.
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  h. I have had the opportunity to provide input into efforts to redesign the performance management system.
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  i. For my most recent performance rating, the individual(s) responsible for my performance rating and narratives observed enough of my performance or collected appropriate input from others to provide a fair assessment of my performance.
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8.  In the last 12 months, how satisfied or dissatisfied have you been with the following aspects of performance management at CFPB?
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Very Satisfied
Somewhat Satisfied
Neither Satisfied nor Dissatisfied
Somewhat Dissatisfied
Very Dissatisfied
No Basis to Judge
  a. Communication from my supervisor(s) about expectations for my performance.
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  b. The quality of feedback from my supervisor(s).
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  c. The fairness of feedback from my supervisor(s).
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  d. The frequency of feedback from my supervisor(s).
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9.  If there are any other issues, details, or information concerning employee opportunities, training, development or performance management that you would like us to know about, please use the space below to provide that information.
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Section III: Employee Complaint Processes

10.  Do you agree or disagree with the following statements on resolving concerns or complaints through available informal and formal channels?
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Strongly Agree
Somewhat Agree
Neither Agree nor Disagree
Somewhat Disagree
Strongly Disagree
No Basis to Judge
  a. I have confidence that I can resolve any concerns about unfair treatment informally with my current supervisor or managers within my office.
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  b. I understand the available avenues (such as grievance and EEO processes) to pursue a complaint and my rights and protections under these processes.
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  c. I have confidence that pursuing a complaint through available avenues (such as grievance and EEO processes) will lead to a fair outcome.
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  d. I have confidence that I can pursue a complaint through informal or formal channels without fear of reprisal.
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  e. I have confidence that I can disclose a suspected violation of any law, rule, or regulation committed by a CFPB supervisor, manager or executive without fear of reprisal.
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  f. I have confidence that I can depend on CFPB's employee union (Chapter 335 of the National Treasury Employees Union) as a source for assistance if I feel I have been treated unfairly.
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11.  Do you feel you have personally experienced discrimination at CFPB?
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11A.  On what basis do you feel that you were discriminated?
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  If you identified another basis of discrimination above, what was the basis?
 
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11B.  Which of the following actions, if any, did you take?
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  If you took another action above, what was the action?
 
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12.  Have you pursued one or more complaints through the informal and/or formal EEO process within CFPB or assisted a CFPB employee with the EEO process as a union or personal representative?
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12A.  Do you agree or disagree with the following statements regarding your experience with the EEO complaint process?
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Strongly Agree
Somewhat Agree
Neither Agree nor Disagree
Somewhat Disagree
Strongly Disagree
No Basis to Judge
  a. I was able to locate or obtain important information on the EEO process.
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  b. CFPB's EEO office responded to my questions in a timely manner.
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  c. CFPB's EEO office processed the complaint(s) in an efficient manner.
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  d. CFPB's EEO office is a neutral party in the complaint process which is independent of CFPB's Legal Division and others in CFPB who have conflicting or competing interests.
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Strongly Agree
Somewhat Agree
Neither Agree nor Disagree
Somewhat Disagree
Strongly Disagree
No Basis to Judge
  e. I have confidence that CFPB's EEO office took appropriate steps to maintain the confidentiality of the complaint(s) and the identity of each complainant.
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  f. I have confidence that managers, Human Capital employees and others with a need to know about the EEO complaint(s) did not inappropriately share information about the complaint(s) with others without a need to know.
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  g. CFPB management made a good faith effort to resolve the complaint(s) informally, such as through Alternative Dispute Resolution.
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  h. I have confidence that CFPB managers have not retaliated against me for filing an EEO complaint or assisting another employee with the EEO process.
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  i. Managers and supervisors respected the rights of employees to use official time to work on an EEO complaint and engage in the EEO process.
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13.  Have you filed one or more grievances or served as a union or personal representative for an employee who filed a grievance?
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13A.  Do you agree or disagree with the following statements regarding your experience with the grievance process?
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Strongly Agree
Somewhat Agree
Neither Agree nor Disagree
Somewhat Disagree
Strongly Disagree
No Basis to Judge
  a. I was able to locate or obtain important information on the grievance process.
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  b. CFPB's Employee and Labor Relations Office responded to my questions in a timely manner.
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  c. CFPB's Employee and Labor Relations Office processed the grievance(s) in an efficient manner.
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  d. CFPB management made a good faith effort to resolve the complaint(s) informally, such as through Alternative Dispute Resolution.
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  e. I have confidence that managers, Human Capital employees and others with a need to know about the grievance(s) did not inappropriately share information about the complaint(s) with others without a need to know.
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  f. I have confidence that CFPB managers have not retaliated against me for filing a grievance or assisting someone in the grievance process.
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  g. Managers and supervisors respected the rights of employees to use official time to work on a grievance and engage in the grievance process.
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14.  Do you believe you have you personally experienced or observed retaliation against a CFPB employee by a supervisor or manager in your division/office?
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14A.  What form(s) did this retaliation take?
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  If you identified another form of retaliation above, what was it?
 
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14B.  To the best of your recollection, in what calendar years did the retaliation occur?
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15.  If there are any other issues, details, or information concerning your experiences with CFPB's complaint processes, discrimination, retaliation or unfair treatment that you would like us to know about, please use the space below to provide that information.
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Section IV: Leadership, Management and Communication

16.  Do you agree or disagree with the following statements on "first-line" supervisors in your current office? (Reminder: First-line supervisors have responsibilities for employees' performance appraisals and approval of their leave, but do not supervise other supervisors.)
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Strongly Agree
Somewhat Agree
Neither Agree nor Disagree
Somewhat Disagree
Strongly Disagree
No Basis to Judge
  a. First-line supervisors in my office have the skills and experience needed to effectively manage and develop their direct reports.
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  b. First-line supervisors in my office devote sufficient time to managing and developing people.
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  c. First-line supervisors in my office maintain high standards of honesty and integrity.
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  d. First-line supervisors in my office are held accountable for achieving results that help CFPB meet its goals and priorities.
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  e. First-line supervisors in my office are held accountable for how they manage and develop their direct reports.
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  f. Over the past 12 months, CFPB staff in my current office left because they were dissatisfied with a first-line supervisor.
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17.  Do you agree or disagree with the following statements on managers in your current office below the head of your office? (Note: Managers are individuals who supervise one or more supervisors or managers. Managers do not include first-line supervisors. If the only manager in your office is the office head, please respond "Not applicable / No basis to judge".)
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1. Strongly Agree
2. Somewhat Agree
3. Neither Agree nor Disagree
4. Somewhat Disagree
5. Strongly Disagree
6. Not Applicable/ No Basis to Judge
  a. Managers in my office have the skills and experience needed to effectively manage and develop the supervisors/managers who report to them.
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  b. Managers in my office devote sufficient time to managing and developing the supervisors/managers who report to them.
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  c. Managers in my office maintain high standards of honesty and integrity.
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  d. Managers in my office are held accountable for achieving results that help CFPB meet its goals and priorities.
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  e. Managers in my office are held accountable for how they manage and develop the supervisors/managers who report to them.
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  f. Over the past 12 months, CFPB employees in my current office left because they were dissatisfied with a manager.
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18.  Do you agree or disagree with the following statements on the head of your office? (In most cases, the office head is the Assistant Director and sometimes the Assistant Director also has an officer title (e.g., CFO, CIO, CHCO, etc.). The Regional Director is the office head for employees in a regional office.)
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Strongly Agree
Somewhat Agree
Neither Agree nor Disagree
Somewhat Disagree
Strongly Disagree
No Basis to Judge
  a. I am satisfied with the policies and practices of the head of my office.
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  b. The head of my office has the skills and experience needed to effectively manage personnel issues (e.g. hiring, staff opportunities and development, performance management, promotions, handling of employee complaints, etc.).
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  c. The head of my office maintains high standards of honesty and integrity.
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  d. The head of my office is held accountable for achieving results that help CFPB meet its goals and priorities.
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  e. The head of my office is held accountable for how she/he manages personnel issues (e.g., hiring, staff opportunities and development, performance management, promotions, handling of employee complaints, etc.).
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  f. The head of my office prioritizes projects and assignments to efficiently allocate bureau resources and keep workloads reasonable.
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19.  Do you agree or disagree with the following statements on senior leaders above the head of your office?
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Strongly Agree
Somewhat Agree
Neither Agree nor Disagree
Somewhat Disagree
Strongly Disagree
No Basis to Judge
  a. I am satisfied with the policies and practices of senior leaders.
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  b. My organization's senior leaders maintain high standards of honesty and integrity.
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  c. Senior leaders prioritize projects and assignments to efficiently allocate bureau resources and keep workloads reasonable.
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  d. Senior leaders do not allow their political views to influence how they direct the bureau's work or compromise the bureau's efforts to do what is best for consumers.
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20.  Do you agree or disagree with the following statements on communication and collaboration?
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Strongly Agree
Somewhat Agree
Neither Agree nor Disagree
Somewhat Disagree
Strongly Disagree
No Basis to Judge
  a. It is easy to find information about internal policies and guidance on CFPB's wiki.
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  b. Senior leaders above the head of my office ensure that employees at all levels are included in the flow of relevant information.
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  c. The head of my office and managers in my office ensure that employees at all levels are included in the flow of relevant information. (Reminder: Managers are individuals who supervise one or more supervisors or managers.)
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  d. My office supports open, two-way communication between staff and management.
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  e. I have a voice in decisions that affect me and my work environment.
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  f. Communication and collaboration between my office and other offices in CFPB is constructive.
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21.  How effective or ineffective is collaboration between the following work units?
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1. Very Effective
2. Somewhat Effective
3. Neither Effective nor Ineffective
4. Somewhat Ineffective
5. Very Ineffective
6. No basis to Judge
  a. Between staff in the region and staff in headquarters.
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  b. Between staff in offices that support different components of CFPB's mission, such as enforcement, supervision, regulations, and research.
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  c. Between staff in Human Capital and staff in the offices they support.
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  d. Between staff in Technology and Innovation and staff in the offices they support.
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  e. Between travel specialists in the Finance Office and staff in the offices they support.
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22.  If there are any other issues, details, or information concerning leadership, management, communication, and collaboration that you would like us to know about, please use the space below to provide that information.
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Section V: Diversity and Inclusion Efforts

 
Please review the following definitions of diversity and inclusion before completing this section of the survey:

• Workforce diversity: A collection of individual attributes that together help agencies pursue organizational objectives efficiently and effectively. These include, but are not limited to, characteristics such as national origin, language, race, color, disability, ethnicity, gender, age, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, socioeconomic status, veteran status, and family structures. The concept also encompasses differences among people concerning where they are from and where they have lived and their differences of thought and life experiences.

• Inclusion: A culture that connects each employee to the organization; encourages collaboration, flexibility, and fairness; and leverages diversity throughout the organization so that all individuals are able to participate and contribute to their full potential.
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23.  Do you agree or disagree with the following statements about diversity and inclusion?
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Strongly Agree
Somewhat Agree
Neither Agree nor Disagree
Somewhat Disagree
Strongly Disagree
No Basis to Judge
  a. Differences among individuals (e.g., gender, race, national origin, religion, age, cultural background, disability, sexual orientation) are respected and valued.
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  b. Advancement opportunities are available for qualified individuals, regardless of gender, race, national origin, religion, age, cultural background, disability, or sexual orientation.
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  c. Policies and programs promote diversity in the workplace (for example, recruiting minorities and women, training in awareness of diversity issues, mentoring).
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  d. My work team (i.e., others you work with on projects or assignments) makes me feel included.
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  e. My immediate supervisor appreciates and values the experiences and perspectives I brought to the bureau from previous employment. (If you have more than one supervisor, please consider your immediate supervisor to be the individual responsible for your performance appraisal.)
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  f. CFPB leaders and managers above my immediate supervisor appreciate and value the experiences and perspectives I brought to the bureau from previous employment.
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  g. Managers and supervisors in my office do not give preferential treatment to employees or job applicants who are like them.
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24.  Do you agree or disagree with the following statements regarding your current immediate supervisor? (Note: If you have more than one supervisor, please consider your immediate supervisor to be the supervisor responsible for your performance appraisal.)
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Strongly Agree
Somewhat Agree
Neither Agree nor Disagree
Somewhat Disagree
Strongly Disagree
No Basis to Judge
  a. My immediate supervisor respects and values differences among individuals.
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  b. My immediate supervisor demonstrates commitment to a workforce representative of all segments of society.
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  c. My immediate supervisor deals effectively with EEO and discrimination issues.
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  d. My immediate supervisor treats me fairly.
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25.  Do you agree or disagree with the following statements regarding the current head of your office over the last 12 months? In most cases, the office head is the Assistant Director and sometimes the Assistant Director also has an officer title (e.g., CFO, CIO, CHCO, etc.). The Regional Director is the office head for employees in a regional office.
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Strongly Agree
Somewhat Agree
Neither Agree nor Disagree
Somewhat Disagree
Strongly Disagree
No Basis to Judge
  a. My current office head worked well with individuals of different backgrounds.
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  b. My current office head respected and valued differences among individuals.
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  c. My current office head demonstrated commitment to a workforce representative of all segments of society.
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  d. My current office head dealt effectively with EEO and discrimination issues.
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  e. My current office head treated me fairly.
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26.  How satisfied or dissatisfied are you with the commitment to diversity and inclusion by CFPB's senior leaders?
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Very Satisfied
Somewhat Satisfied
Neither Satisfied nor Dissatisfied
Somewhat Dissatisfied
Very Dissatisfied
No Basis to Judge
  a. CFPB Director (Richard Cordray)
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  b. The head of the Office of Minority and Women Inclusion (OMWI)
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  c. The head of the Office of Civil Rights (formerly the EEO office)
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  d. Your division head (Examples of divisions are SEFL, Ops, CEE, RMR, Legal, etc.)
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  e. Your office head (Your office head is generally the Assistant Director OR Your office head is the Regional Director.)
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27.  How satisfied or dissatisfied are you with CFPB's efforts in the following areas to promote a more diverse and inclusive workplace?
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Very Satisfied
Somewhat Satisfied
Neither Satisfied nor Dissatisfied
Somewhat Dissatisfied
Very Dissatisfied
No Basis to Judge
  a. Efforts to address employee feedback collected through the Annual Employee Survey, OMWI-led listening sessions, or other means
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  b. Diversity and inclusion training for managers and supervisors
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  c. Diversity and inclusion training for employees who are not managers or supervisors
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  d. Efforts to clarify career paths for individuals and better support career development
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  e. Efforts to collect and respond to staff input on internal policy decisions
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  f. Employee groups, such as task forces or councils, that involve employees in the bureau's diversity and inclusion efforts
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  g. Other (please specify below)
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  If you identified another effort in 27g, what was the effort?
 
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28.  If there are any other issues, details, or information concerning CFPB's diversity and inclusion efforts that you would like us to know about, please use the space below to share that information.
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Section VI: Organizational Culture and Climate

29.  Do you agree or disagree with the following statements regarding different aspects of organizational culture and climate?
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Strongly Agree
Somewhat Agree
Neither Agree nor Disagree
Somewhat Disagree
Strongly Disagree
No Basis to Judge
  a. My morale is good.
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  b. Employees in my office generally are enthusiastic about CFPB's mission.
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  c. Leaders and managers in my division and office are committed to addressing concerns that may lead talented employees to leave CFPB. (Reminder: Managers are individuals who supervise one or more supervisors or managers and do not include first-line supervisors.)
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  d. I have sufficient resources to get my job done.
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  e. There is an atmosphere of trust in my office.
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  f. Employees in my office generally feel comfortable that they can raise concerns or disagree with superiors without worrying about negative consequences.
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  g. Prohibited actions for partisan political purposes are not tolerated.
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Strongly Agree
Somewhat Agree
Neither Agree nor Disagree
Somewhat Disagree
Strongly Disagree
No Basis to Judge
  h. Success at CFPB is based more on merit than on personal connections to managers or favoritism.
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  i. Across the bureau, a culture of accountability exists in which employees at all levels are held accountable for their actions.
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  j. Senior leaders foster an environment in which all employees respect and follow CFPB policies, procedures, and rules.
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  k. Open and honest communication is an important part of the culture in my office.
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  l. Senior leaders have taken meaningful steps to manage the transition from a startup agency to a more mature agency that will be around for the long-term.
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  m. Senior leaders promote a culture in which problems and solutions to these problems are openly discussed.
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30.  Considering everything, how satisfied or dissatisfied are you with your job?
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31.  How, if at all, have the following factors raised or lowered the level of your morale in the past 12 months?
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1. Greatly Raised
2. Somewhat Raised
3. Neither Raised nor Lowered
4. Somewhat Lowered
5. Greatly Lowered
6. No basis to Judge
  a. Your relationship(s) with your immediate supervisor(s)
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  c. Reasonableness of your workload
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  d. Level of support for your career development and advancement
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  e. Management efforts to improve employee morale
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  f. Management efforts to promote a more diverse and inclusive environment
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  g. Revisions to or improved communication of internal policies affecting you or your work environment
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  h. The establishment of a temporary "pass/fail" performance ratings system
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  i. Congressional and press attention to personnel management issues at CFPB
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  j. Other (please specify below)
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  If you identified another factor in 31j, what was the factor?
 
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32.  Over the past 12 months, how, if at all, has your morale changed?
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33.  If there are any other issues, details, or information concerning CFPB's organizational culture that you would like us to know about, please use the space below to share that information.
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Section VII: Demographic Information

 
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34.  In which office do you work at CFPB? If you are currently on a detail, please select your home office. For Director's Financial Analysts, please select the office of your current rotation, unless you have been in your current rotation for less than 3 months. If your current rotation began less than 3 months ago, please select the office of your previous rotation. Regional Administrative Officers, please select Operations: Administrative Operations. If you prefer not to identify your office, please select the "not identified" option under your division.
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35.  Are you currently on a detail?
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35A.  About when did your detail begin?
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35B.  In which office are you on a detail?
 
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36.  Where is your duty station?
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37.  What type of position is your job at CFPB?
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38.  Which of the following, if any, special employee programs describe your position at CFPB?
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39.  Which of the following best describes your supervisory status?
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40.  What is your pay band level?
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41.  What is your gender?
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42.  Are you of Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin?
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43.  With what race(s) do you identify? If you prefer not to give a response, please check the box below and continue to the next question.
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  a. Black or African-American
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  b. Native American (or American Indian) or Alaska Native
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  c. Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander
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  d. Asian American
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  e. White
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  f. Other (please specify below)
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  If you identified other race in 43f, what was the race with which you identify?
 
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44.  About how long have you been with the Federal Government (excluding military service)?
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45.  How long have you worked for CFPB?
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46.  What is your age group?
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47.  Which of the following work experiences did you have prior to joining CFPB?
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  If you identified another work experience in 47, what was your work experience?
 
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48.  Did you join the bureau as a Dodd-Frank Act transferee from FDIC, the Federal Reserve System (the Federal Reserve Board or one of the Federal Reserve Banks), FTC, HUD, NCUA, OCC, or OTS?
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48A.  From which agency did you transfer?
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