| Term | Definition |
| Senior Leaders | The heads of departments/agencies and their immediate leadership team responsible for directing the policies and priorities of the department/agency. They may hold either a political or career appointment and typically are members of the Senior Executive Service or equivalent. |
| Managers | Those in management positions who typically supervise one or more supervisors. |
| Supervisors | First-line supervisors typically responsible for employees' performance appraisals and leave approval. |
| Non-supervisor | Anyone who does not have supervisory responsibilities. |
| Telework | Telework is any arrangement where an employee conducts work activities during any regular, paid hours, from an alternative location mutually agreeable to the employee and the agency (i.e., telework site, home). |
| Alternative Work Schedule | This refers to a Compressed Work Schedule (a fixed work schedule under which a full-time employee completes an 80-hour biweekly work requirement in less than 10 work days) or Flexible Work Schedule (a work schedule that allows an employee to determine his or her own schedule within the limits set by the agency). |
| Work Unit | This is your immediate work unit headed by your immediate supervisor. |
| Organization | This is your agency, office, or division. Please respond to these questions based on the level in your organization that is appropriate for the content of the question. Depending on how your organization is structured, this could either be one or more levels above your own. |