While saying, "So far, it's working out well," Mr. Kohloff added that Nynex will probably survey employees at the end of the trial period before deciding whether to continue the service.

At other companies, the impact of the aging population hit home when they surveyed employees about balancing work and family.

Ms. Chambers also said that she made her recommendations after surveying employees about how they felt about the benefits plan.

Transition team managers surveyed employees to identify the "voice of the associate."

After the layoffs this year, Mr. McDonald said, the company expects to survey employees, and it has asked Nassau for a filing extension and Suffolk for an exemption.

IRS' Wage and Investment Operating Division surveyed employees on the strengths, opportunities, and priorities for each of the division's branches, shared survey results with employees, and implemented changes as a result.

The Libbey-Owens-Ford Company, the Toledo automotive products company, surveyed retirees as well as employees before changing health benefits.

The company surveyed employees throughout the agency to see how they felt about NASA and how open they felt communications were.

Mr. Campbell said, "The plan has definitely had its growing pains, but we've been surveying employees and they have been telling us that the care has been overwhelmingly good."

In addition to this year's company portion of the survey, Computerworld randomly surveyed employees to collect data on employee satisfaction with management, benefits, workplace culture, compensation, and job duties.