Team & Peer Relationship Survey Questions

Peer relationships are the part of work people are least likely to raise with a manager and most likely to leave over. These questions cover trust, collaboration, conflict, and whether someone has anyone at work they can be honest with.

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Why this dimension matters

Having a close working relationship on the team is one of the most durable predictors of retention in the engagement literature. It is also the dimension that degrades quietly on remote teams, where nothing forces the informal contact that builds it.

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Grouped by question type. Pick three to five for a pulse, or use the full set for a deep-dive survey on this dimension.

Agreement scale (1–5) · 32

  • 1.I trust the people I work with.
  • 2.My colleagues are supportive when I face challenges.
  • 3.I feel a sense of camaraderie with my team.
  • 4.There is unhealthy conflict on my team.Reverse scored
  • 5.I can be myself around my teammates.
  • 6.My team collaborates effectively to get work done.
  • 7.I feel comfortable asking my peers for help.
  • 8.Disagreements on my team are handled respectfully.
  • 9.My team makes me feel like I belong.
  • 10.My team celebrates wins together.
  • 11.I feel comfortable disagreeing with peers without damaging the relationship.
  • 12.My team adapts well when priorities or circumstances change unexpectedly.
  • 13.Knowledge and context are shared openly within my team.
  • 14.My team makes decisions through open, inclusive discussion.
  • 15.There is unhealthy competition or politics within my team.Reverse scored
  • 16.I trust my teammates to follow through on what they commit to.
  • 17.Team meetings are productive and respectful of everyone's time.
  • 18.Conflicts within the team are resolved quickly and constructively.
  • 19.I feel psychologically safe admitting mistakes to my teammates.
  • 20.My team's culture encourages healthy debate rather than passive agreement.
  • 21.I feel like I'm carrying a disproportionate share of the team's workload.Reverse scored
  • 22.Remote or distributed team members are genuinely included in decisions.
  • 23.I feel comfortable asking my teammates for help when I'm struggling.
  • 24.My team celebrates each other's wins, big and small.
  • 25.I can be my authentic self with my teammates without pretending.
  • 26.Cliques or in-groups within the team leave some people feeling excluded.Reverse scored
  • 27.Different working styles on my team are respected and accommodated.
  • 28.Cross-functional collaboration outside my immediate team works well.
  • 29.I know enough about what my colleagues are working on to collaborate effectively.
  • 30.Trust levels within my team have improved over the past 6 months.
  • 31.Gossip or negative talk behind people's backs is common in my team.Reverse scored
  • 32.When a team member is struggling, the rest of the team rallies to support them.

Yes / no · 2

  • 1.Have you had a meaningful personal conversation with a colleague this week?
  • 2.Would you describe your team as high-functioning?

Multiple choice · 1

  • 1.What would most improve how your team collaborates?Options: More 1-to-1 time with peers · Clearer role boundaries · Team retrospectives · Social time together · Better async communication norms · Conflict resolution training

Open text · 5

  • 1.What would strengthen the relationships within your team?
  • 2.What is one thing you appreciate most about your immediate team?
  • 3.What one thing could your team do to strengthen how you work together?
  • 4.Describe the dynamics of your team in one or two sentences.
  • 5.What is one thing a teammate has done recently that you deeply appreciated?

Reverse-scored questions are worded negatively on purpose — they catch people who tick “agree” all the way down without reading. Remember to flip them before averaging, or they will drag your score down artificially.

How to use them well

  • Run at team level — company averages are meaningless for a dimension that is entirely local.
  • Include conflict items, not just collaboration ones; teams that never disagree are usually avoiding, not aligned.
  • Compare co-located and remote members of the same team; a gap points at your ways of working.
  • Pair with psychological safety, which it correlates with strongly and is often confused for.

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How is this different from psychological safety?

Peer relationships are about connection and trust between individuals. Psychological safety is about whether the team as a whole makes it safe to take interpersonal risks. Strong relationships usually support safety, but a friendly team can still punish dissent.

How do we improve peer relationships on a remote team?

Create the low-stakes contact that offices produce by accident — shared rituals, working sessions rather than status meetings, occasional in-person time. Measure it before and after; this dimension responds to structure more than to encouragement.

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