'I don't care what they tell you, those things are not anonymous.'

A lawyer is warning employees to be wary of anonymous surveys at work, cautioning they may not be so anonymous despite what they’ve been told.

In a recent video, viewed more than 500,000 times, TikTok user Paige Sparks (@lawyerpaige) told viewers that there isn’t much legal protection surrounding the anonymous surveys they may complete at work.

“I don’t care what they tell you, those things are not anonymous,” Sparks says in the clip. “…“I’m not saying they’re lying to you but there is no legal obligation for them to make sure that’s anonymous.”

Sparks, who according to her website practices employment law, says that unless there’s illegal discrimination involved or retaliation, there’s really nothing that can be done legally from stopping human resource employees from sharing the results of surveys with managers.

“Answering your company survey is kind of like your company email—they can access it or check it at any time,” Sparks said. “I always say it’s better to be safe than sorry and just pretend like the person you’re wanting to complain about is reading that report, that way it can’t be used against you because if they do you may not have a lot of legal recourse.”

According to Harvard Business Review, employees are more likely to participate in surveys if it is confirmed they will remain anonymous and are ensured no individual survey could be connected to a certain employee. The publication also...

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