boss actually told us to give her feedback and that made a big difference because then I had the statement "I just wanted to give you feedback on X situation because you asked us to do so" to fall back on. However neither of my co-workers had the balls to do this so I wound up backing off so as not to look like a complainer or overly assertive. I hate to say this but I honestly don't think my manager really wanted to apply the feedback she has gotten. Or who knows maybe she just vehemently disagrees with myself and my co-workers. But the low-morale and the fact that one of three of us is now leaving and both of the other people she has managed (of five total) have left, should speak for itself really. My supervisor requested feedback from those of us in her area. I did not give her feedback because I was concerned about retaliation. (And I was not going to be "fake nice" because she is a terrible supervisor). However, I have an idea about how you can obtain honest feedback from your employees. You might want to look at asking a web developer to create a password-protected survey. The developer would create usernames and passwords specifically for the survey only (that would be disposed of after the survey was completed). Place the usernames and passwords in an envelope, and bring everyone in your department (and the envelope) into a computer lab. As each