Manchester demographics of the GDS product and service management community in 2022 by Harry Vos https://padlet.com/harryvos2/j0rlhi6dge3n2et9 en-us 2022-08-05 11:46:00 UTC 2025-10-16 16:57:13 UTC hello@padlet.com How to answer the questions harryvos2 https://padlet.com/harryvos2/j0rlhi6dge3n2et9/wish/2255439040 ❗️This survey is a different to most surveys, so please read carefully.

You must answer all the questions. To answer "yes", give the question a thumbs up. To answer "no", give the question a thumbs down.

Instead of each of us submitting a form separately, we are all answering questions on this single page. This page is a bit like a shared Google Doc, but editing is anonymous, and there's no edit history. This protects you from revealing sensitive information about yourself.

If you're not sure about how to answer the questions, before you complete this, please Slack or email Harry Vos, Adam Robertson or Martin Lugton, who will help.]]> 2022-08-05 11:46:00 UTC https://padlet.com/harryvos2/j0rlhi6dge3n2et9/wish/2255439040 1. Are you employed by GDS as a Civil Servant? harryvos2 https://padlet.com/harryvos2/j0rlhi6dge3n2et9/wish/2255439041 If yes, give this post a thumbs up.
If no, please don't complete this survey.]]> 2022-08-05 11:46:00 UTC https://padlet.com/harryvos2/j0rlhi6dge3n2et9/wish/2255439041 2. Are you in a product or service management role? harryvos2 https://padlet.com/harryvos2/j0rlhi6dge3n2et9/wish/2255439042 If yes, give this post a thumbs up.
If no, please don't complete this survey.]]> 2022-08-05 11:46:00 UTC https://padlet.com/harryvos2/j0rlhi6dge3n2et9/wish/2255439042 3. Do you work full time? harryvos2 https://padlet.com/harryvos2/j0rlhi6dge3n2et9/wish/2255439043 Full time is more than 35 hours a week.]]> 2022-08-05 11:46:00 UTC https://padlet.com/harryvos2/j0rlhi6dge3n2et9/wish/2255439043 4. Are you aged 24 or under? harryvos2 https://padlet.com/harryvos2/j0rlhi6dge3n2et9/wish/2255439044 2022-08-05 11:46:00 UTC https://padlet.com/harryvos2/j0rlhi6dge3n2et9/wish/2255439044 5. Are you aged 45 or over? harryvos2 https://padlet.com/harryvos2/j0rlhi6dge3n2et9/wish/2255439045 2022-08-05 11:46:00 UTC https://padlet.com/harryvos2/j0rlhi6dge3n2et9/wish/2255439045 6. Are you Asian or Asian British? harryvos2 https://padlet.com/harryvos2/j0rlhi6dge3n2et9/wish/2255439046 2022-08-05 11:46:00 UTC https://padlet.com/harryvos2/j0rlhi6dge3n2et9/wish/2255439046 7. Are you Black, Black British, Caribbean or African? harryvos2 https://padlet.com/harryvos2/j0rlhi6dge3n2et9/wish/2255439047 2022-08-05 11:46:00 UTC https://padlet.com/harryvos2/j0rlhi6dge3n2et9/wish/2255439047 8. Are you white? harryvos2 https://padlet.com/harryvos2/j0rlhi6dge3n2et9/wish/2255439048 2022-08-05 11:46:00 UTC https://padlet.com/harryvos2/j0rlhi6dge3n2et9/wish/2255439048 9. Are you in another ethnic group? harryvos2 https://padlet.com/harryvos2/j0rlhi6dge3n2et9/wish/2255439049 Includes Arab]]> 2022-08-05 11:46:00 UTC https://padlet.com/harryvos2/j0rlhi6dge3n2et9/wish/2255439049 10. Are you in multiple ethnic groups? harryvos2 https://padlet.com/harryvos2/j0rlhi6dge3n2et9/wish/2255439050 2022-08-05 11:46:00 UTC https://padlet.com/harryvos2/j0rlhi6dge3n2et9/wish/2255439050 11. Are you a parent? harryvos2 https://padlet.com/harryvos2/j0rlhi6dge3n2et9/wish/2255439051 2022-08-05 11:46:00 UTC https://padlet.com/harryvos2/j0rlhi6dge3n2et9/wish/2255439051 12. Are you on maternity leave now, or have you previously taken maternity leave at GDS or elsewhere? harryvos2 https://padlet.com/harryvos2/j0rlhi6dge3n2et9/wish/2255439052 2022-08-05 11:46:00 UTC https://padlet.com/harryvos2/j0rlhi6dge3n2et9/wish/2255439052 13. Are you on shared parental leave now, or have you previously taken shared parental leave at GDS or elsewhere? harryvos2 https://padlet.com/harryvos2/j0rlhi6dge3n2et9/wish/2255439053 2022-08-05 11:46:00 UTC https://padlet.com/harryvos2/j0rlhi6dge3n2et9/wish/2255439053 14. Are you married or in a civil partnership? harryvos2 https://padlet.com/harryvos2/j0rlhi6dge3n2et9/wish/2255439054 2022-08-05 11:46:00 UTC https://padlet.com/harryvos2/j0rlhi6dge3n2et9/wish/2255439054 15. Is English your first language? harryvos2 https://padlet.com/harryvos2/j0rlhi6dge3n2et9/wish/2255439055 2022-08-05 11:46:00 UTC https://padlet.com/harryvos2/j0rlhi6dge3n2et9/wish/2255439055 16. Were you born in the UK? harryvos2 https://padlet.com/harryvos2/j0rlhi6dge3n2et9/wish/2255439056 2022-08-05 11:46:00 UTC https://padlet.com/harryvos2/j0rlhi6dge3n2et9/wish/2255439056 17. Do you have a tertiary education? harryvos2 https://padlet.com/harryvos2/j0rlhi6dge3n2et9/wish/2255439057 A university or college degree or diploma.]]> 2022-08-05 11:46:00 UTC https://padlet.com/harryvos2/j0rlhi6dge3n2et9/wish/2255439057 18. Do you consider yourself to be from a middle or upper-class background? harryvos2 https://padlet.com/harryvos2/j0rlhi6dge3n2et9/wish/2255439058 Referring to UK classes.]]> 2022-08-05 11:46:00 UTC https://padlet.com/harryvos2/j0rlhi6dge3n2et9/wish/2255439058 19. Did you receive any free school meals as a child? harryvos2 https://padlet.com/harryvos2/j0rlhi6dge3n2et9/wish/2255439059 If you grew up outside the UK, "While I was at school, my parents received financial support or benefits as a result of having a low income"]]> 2022-08-05 11:46:00 UTC https://padlet.com/harryvos2/j0rlhi6dge3n2et9/wish/2255439059 20: Are you Buddhist? harryvos2 https://padlet.com/harryvos2/j0rlhi6dge3n2et9/wish/2255439060 2022-08-05 11:46:00 UTC https://padlet.com/harryvos2/j0rlhi6dge3n2et9/wish/2255439060 21. Are you Christian? harryvos2 https://padlet.com/harryvos2/j0rlhi6dge3n2et9/wish/2255439061 2022-08-05 11:46:00 UTC https://padlet.com/harryvos2/j0rlhi6dge3n2et9/wish/2255439061 22. Are you Hindu? harryvos2 https://padlet.com/harryvos2/j0rlhi6dge3n2et9/wish/2255439062 2022-08-05 11:46:00 UTC https://padlet.com/harryvos2/j0rlhi6dge3n2et9/wish/2255439062 23. Are you Jewish? harryvos2 https://padlet.com/harryvos2/j0rlhi6dge3n2et9/wish/2255439063 2022-08-05 11:46:00 UTC https://padlet.com/harryvos2/j0rlhi6dge3n2et9/wish/2255439063 24. Are you Muslim? harryvos2 https://padlet.com/harryvos2/j0rlhi6dge3n2et9/wish/2255439064 2022-08-05 11:46:00 UTC https://padlet.com/harryvos2/j0rlhi6dge3n2et9/wish/2255439064 25. Are you Sikh? harryvos2 https://padlet.com/harryvos2/j0rlhi6dge3n2et9/wish/2255439065 2022-08-05 11:46:00 UTC https://padlet.com/harryvos2/j0rlhi6dge3n2et9/wish/2255439065 26. Do you have any other religious or spiritual beliefs? harryvos2 https://padlet.com/harryvos2/j0rlhi6dge3n2et9/wish/2255439066 2022-08-05 11:46:00 UTC https://padlet.com/harryvos2/j0rlhi6dge3n2et9/wish/2255439066 27. Are you a carer? harryvos2 https://padlet.com/harryvos2/j0rlhi6dge3n2et9/wish/2255439067 A carer looks after a family member, partner or friend who needs help because of their illness, frailty, disability, mental health problem or an addiction and cannot cope without their support.]]> 2022-08-05 11:46:00 UTC https://padlet.com/harryvos2/j0rlhi6dge3n2et9/wish/2255439067 28. Are you disabled? harryvos2 https://padlet.com/harryvos2/j0rlhi6dge3n2et9/wish/2255439068 2022-08-05 11:46:00 UTC https://padlet.com/harryvos2/j0rlhi6dge3n2et9/wish/2255439068 29. Are you neurodivergent? harryvos2 https://padlet.com/harryvos2/j0rlhi6dge3n2et9/wish/2255439069 Neurodivergent people have a variation in developmental, intellectual and cognitive abilities compared to neurotypical people.]]> 2022-08-05 11:46:00 UTC https://padlet.com/harryvos2/j0rlhi6dge3n2et9/wish/2255439069 30. Are you a man? harryvos2 https://padlet.com/harryvos2/j0rlhi6dge3n2et9/wish/2255439070 2022-08-05 11:46:00 UTC https://padlet.com/harryvos2/j0rlhi6dge3n2et9/wish/2255439070 31. Are you a woman? harryvos2 https://padlet.com/harryvos2/j0rlhi6dge3n2et9/wish/2255439071 2022-08-05 11:46:00 UTC https://padlet.com/harryvos2/j0rlhi6dge3n2et9/wish/2255439071 32. Are you non-binary? harryvos2 https://padlet.com/harryvos2/j0rlhi6dge3n2et9/wish/2255439072 You don't solely identify as either a man or a woman]]> 2022-08-05 11:46:00 UTC https://padlet.com/harryvos2/j0rlhi6dge3n2et9/wish/2255439072 33. Are you transgender? harryvos2 https://padlet.com/harryvos2/j0rlhi6dge3n2et9/wish/2255439073 Your gender identity is different to the sex you were assigned at birth]]> 2022-08-05 11:46:00 UTC https://padlet.com/harryvos2/j0rlhi6dge3n2et9/wish/2255439073 34. Are you lesbian, gay, bisexual or queer+ ? harryvos2 https://padlet.com/harryvos2/j0rlhi6dge3n2et9/wish/2255439074 2022-08-05 11:46:00 UTC https://padlet.com/harryvos2/j0rlhi6dge3n2et9/wish/2255439074 35. Did you reach the end of the questions? harryvos2 https://padlet.com/harryvos2/j0rlhi6dge3n2et9/wish/2255439075 To help us measure completion rates.]]> 2022-08-05 11:46:00 UTC https://padlet.com/harryvos2/j0rlhi6dge3n2et9/wish/2255439075 Done. If you answered all the questions above, you are finished 🏁🏆. Thank you. Please remind your colleagues and line reports to complete this. You can close this page now. harryvos2 https://padlet.com/harryvos2/j0rlhi6dge3n2et9/wish/2255439076 2022-08-05 11:46:00 UTC https://padlet.com/harryvos2/j0rlhi6dge3n2et9/wish/2255439076 Comments and questions about this survey harryvos2 https://padlet.com/harryvos2/j0rlhi6dge3n2et9/wish/2255439077 You can share questions and comments privately with Harry Vos, Adam Robertson or Martin Lugton over Slack or email.]]> 2022-08-05 11:46:00 UTC https://padlet.com/harryvos2/j0rlhi6dge3n2et9/wish/2255439077