surveywash
/səˈveɪˌwɒʃ/nounVerified NewRunning an employee survey in order to be seen acting on morale, while planning no change the results might demand.
The engagement score drops, the town hall thanks everyone for their honesty, and the following year's survey is reworded so the comparison is harder. Surveywash converts a listening instrument into a fig leaf with a Likert scale.
Etym. — survey + -wash, on the "-washing" family: cleansing a record without cleansing a practice.
Rel. — gripevalve
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