Someone in your corner

Work has feelings.
Buddy notices.

Most organisations find out work has become too much for someone after the fact. Buddy helps you notice earlier, while there's still something simple you can do about it.

  • For your people: a quick check-in, and something small back that helps with the pressure or helps them grow.
  • For their leaders: how the team is going, what's behind it, and one thing to do this week.
  • For the organisation: the pattern across teams, so decisions are based on what's actually happening.

Managers and HR (Human Resources) only ever see the team as a whole, never the individual.

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Piloting with Australian teams nowPrivate by designLives in Teams and SlackMade and hosted in AustraliaA buddy, not a therapistEvidence-informedAligned with Australian work health and safety law

Quick check-injust between us
in Teams

G'day. How's work feeling this week?

What your boss sees right now

Not enough check-ins yetNothing shows up until enough of the team has checked in. One person is never enough.

Your answer stays with you.

A real check-in takes about 30 seconds. This one takes three.

How it works

One check-in does three things at once, and the follow-up makes the next round better.

Check inHow's work feeling this week? Asked in Teams or Slack, where people already are.
For youA next step, straight awayA practical suggestion for your week the moment you check in. Private to you.
For your leaderThe team's pattern, and one thing to doHow the team's week is going, never the person, with one action worth taking this week.
For the organisationThe picture across teamsWhere pressure is building and whether things are improving. No individuals in it.
Follow up, and it gets betterA week later, Buddy asks what helped. What worked for you, and for the team, shapes what it suggests next time.
just youteam only, no individualsorg-wide, no individualsand round again

Who it's for

Everyone gets a different Buddy. On purpose.

Buddy looks different depending on where you sit. Pick yours.

Someone in your corner

  • A quick check-in a couple of times a week, inside Teams or Slack. A minute or two, not a 40-question survey or another app to log in to.
  • A useful suggestion back. Something small to take the pressure off, help you grow on the job, or the words for a hard conversation.
  • Private. Your manager only sees the team's weather pattern, never who rained.

Privacy takes precedence. No individuals, no names, no invasion of privacy. No risk list, no watch list, no list of any kind.

Buddy only works if people trust it. Without honest answers, there's nothing to act on.

One small thingfor a week like yours

The two-minute triage: write down everything circling your head. Circle what's actually due today. The rest just became tomorrow's list.

Did it help?

Frequently asked questions

The questions we get asked most, answered straight.

For your people

Is this surveillance?No. Buddy only knows what people choose to tell it, nobody sees what an individual said, and team views are anonymous and only appear once enough people have checked in.
Will my boss see what I write?No, and not if they ask nicely either. Your manager only sees the team overall.
Is this connected to my performance?No. Buddy is not a performance tool, and never will be.
Is Buddy a mental health or wellbeing app?Not in the usual sense. Buddy is a psychosocial risk prevention tool: it helps notice work pressure early, before it turns into burnout, and helps people act on it. It is not therapy and it does not diagnose anyone.
Is it therapy?No. Buddy gives practical suggestions for work, and knows when to point you to a real person.
How are you making these suggestions?From a library of tested strategies, each grounded in published research and reviewed by clinicians. Buddy picks the one that fits the situation.

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For your organisation

Do we need another app?No. Buddy lives in Microsoft Teams or Slack, where your people already are. Leaders get their nudges the same way, and there's a web view for the deeper picture.
Why now?Because most organisations only find out about a problem once it's expensive.
Didn't psychosocial laws change recently?Yes. Employers now have to actively manage psychosocial risks. Buddy helps you do that.
Will this help with our WHS (Work Health and Safety) obligations?Yes. Buddy helps you identify psychosocial hazards early, act on them, and show what you did, which is what Safe Work Australia's model code and ISO 45003 ask for.
Is Buddy an EAP (Employee Assistance Program)?No. An EAP helps once things are already hard. Buddy works earlier.
Is Buddy an engagement survey?No. A survey tells you how people felt months ago. Buddy tells you how the team is going now.
Where does Buddy fit?In the gap between knowing there's a problem and doing something about it.
What does it cost?Less than a resignation. Happy to talk real numbers.

You don't have to wait until things are broken.

Half an hour with us. We'll show you how Buddy works and tell you honestly whether it's a fit for your organisation.

Book a conversation

Or email hello@buddyapp.com.au. A human reads it, usually the same day.