Feedback at work statistics
How often employees get feedback, how often they want it, and what useful feedback is linked to. Every figure links to its source.
How often feedback happens
25% of employees get feedback from their manager at least weekly; 14% get recognition that often.
US employees · Gallup, Organizations Can Redefine Feedback by Including Recognition, 2024
1 in 4 employees strongly agree they get valuable feedback from the people they work with.
US employees, 2024 · Gallup, Organizations Can Redefine Feedback by Including Recognition, 2024
16% of employees said their last conversation with their manager was extremely meaningful.
Nearly 15,000 employees · Gallup, A Great Manager's Most Important Habit, 2023
25% of employees say their manager focuses on neither their strengths nor their weaknesses.
1,003 US employees · Gallup, Driving Engagement by Focusing on Strengths, 2009
How often people want it
27% of employees want feedback from their manager at least weekly.
4,439 US adults working full or part time, April 2024 · Gallup, Organizations Can Redefine Feedback by Including Recognition, 2024
The most common choice is feedback a few times a month, chosen by 35% of employees.
4,439 US adults working full or part time · Gallup, Organizations Can Redefine Feedback by Including Recognition, 2024
What useful feedback is linked to
80% of employees who got meaningful feedback in the past week are fully engaged.
US employees · Gallup, A Great Manager's Most Important Habit, 2023
48% of employees who get feedback weekly are engaged, compared with 5% of those who get it once a year or less.
US employees · Gallup, Organizations Can Redefine Feedback by Including Recognition, 2024
61% of employees who get both feedback and recognition from their manager every week are engaged.
US employees · Gallup, Organizations Can Redefine Feedback by Including Recognition, 2024
Employees who get valuable feedback are 5 times as likely to be engaged and 57% less likely to be burned out.
US employees · Gallup, Organizations Can Redefine Feedback by Including Recognition, 2024
Employees who get valuable feedback are 48% less likely to be looking for another job.
US employees · Gallup, Organizations Can Redefine Feedback by Including Recognition, 2024
When a manager focuses on an employee's strengths, the chance of that employee being actively disengaged is 1 in 100.
1,003 US employees · Gallup, Driving Engagement by Focusing on Strengths, 2009
What these figures mean for feedback
Most people do not want feedback every day. A few times a month is the most common wish, and it has to be specific to count. The free feedback log and conversation planner help keep that rhythm.
Download the data
All figures on this page in one spreadsheet, with sources and links.
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