We recommend connecting Doozy to your HRIS so you can target groups, managers, and new hires. 🚀 Getting Started
- Go to doozy.live/app and open Surveys
- Create a new poll
- Build your question and choose your poll settings
- Click Schedule to choose recipients and timing
- Send your poll
1. Build your question
A poll has a single question. Set:
- Question text - your poll question
- Question type - see the types below
- Hint (optional) - extra context shown with the question
Question types
| Type | Description |
|---|
| Scale 1–5 | Rate on a 1–5 scale |
| Scale 1–10 | Rate on a 1–10 scale |
| Emoji | Rate with emoji (😁 to 😡) |
| Agree/Disagree | A 5-point agreement scale |
| eNPS | Employee Net Promoter Score (0–10) |
| Open Ended | Free-text response |
| Multiple Choice | Choose from options you define |
- Allow multiple answers - let people select more than one option
- Allow comments - add an optional free-text field alongside the question
Allow comments can be enabled on any question type to capture extra context.
2. Poll settings
In the editor, set how responses are handled:
| Setting | Options | Notes |
|---|
| Response type | Named / Anonymous | Hide respondent identities for sensitive topics |
| Results visibility | Owner only / Everyone | Who can see the results |
| Time limit | Off / a set duration | Give respondents a deadline to improve response rates |
3. Schedule and send
Click Schedule to open the schedule editor, then set:
Recipients
| Recipient | Description |
|---|
| Channel | Post directly in a Slack channel |
| Channel members | DM each member of a channel |
| Individuals | Send to specific people |
| Groups | Send to members of a group |
| New hires | Send to recently joined employees |
| Managers | Send to all managers |
| Manager’s direct reports / all reports | Send to a manager’s team |
Sending in a private channel? Make sure Doozy has been invited first.
Schedule
- Send now - post immediately
- Scheduled - pick a specific date and time
- Recurring - repeat daily, weekly, biweekly, monthly, quarterly, or annually
Pick a timezone, then save the schedule to send your poll.
📊 Viewing Results
Open your poll under Surveys and use the Results tab to see response rates,
answer distributions, individual responses (if not anonymous), and a CSV export.
See Viewing Results for details.
🚀 Quick Start: Instant Poll in Slack
Need a poll fast? You can fire one off without leaving Slack using a slash command:
/doozy poll "What day works best for team lunch?" "Monday" "Wednesday" "Friday"
anonymous at the end if you want responses to be anonymous:
/doozy poll "How are you feeling today?" "Great" "Good" "Okay" "Not great" anonymous
The slash command is a quick shortcut for ad-hoc polls. For scheduled, recurring, or targeted polls, create them in the Doozy dashboard.
⭐ Best Practices
- Ask one specific thing - “What day works for lunch?” beats “What do you think?”
- Keep it short - Concise questions get better response rates
- Limit choices - 3-7 options for multiple choice; include “Other” if needed
- Set a time limit - Deadlines improve response rates
- Use anonymous for sensitive topics - People are more honest when anonymous
- Poll at the right time - Avoid Monday mornings and Friday afternoons
🎯 Common Use Cases
- Team Decisions: Quick votes on meeting times, event dates, or lunch spots
- Pulse Checks: Gauge team mood or satisfaction
- Feedback Collection: Get opinions on new ideas or processes
- Engagement Measurement: Use eNPS polls to track employee engagement
