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IT professionals work too hard
ACCORDING TO SOME research IT professionals are working more hours than ever before.
The IT Job Board, which might have some vested interest in this sort of thing, has found that 35 per cent of information technology workers are at their desks or scurrying under someone else's desk for more than 48 hours per week. Some seven per cent even claim to be office bound or on call between 60 to 75 hours per week. In comparison with this time last year just 33 per cent and 4.8 percent said the same things then.
Another 3.8 per cent said that they work in excess of 75 hours per week, compared with 2.4 per cent in 2008. These people must have the complexion of a Morlock.
Half of all IT workers said that the length of their working day had gone up over the past two years, with 63 per cent fingering 'volumes of work' as the reason they won't get to see the Tamogotchis grow up.
You shouldn't have to think too hard to come up with some reasons for these extended working weeks. Indeed, almost a third of respondents said that it was down to "high levels of work", while about ten per cent said that it was what management expected and another lucky ten per cent said that they were paid overtime.
Ironically, almost a third of workers said that their productivity has decreased.
That'll teach those bosses. µ
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I think this is all about C-Suite Level leadership and governance of those companies that required longer working hours. They must be awared and inform their colleagues and staff that pretending work is harmful to quality operation process and health and then to the society as a whole without leisure and family spending to stimulate economy finally traped in dead loop causing SMB death. Good luck to these companies. - Danny (from Hong Kong), http://dannyhabio.blog.com
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google: The IT Job Board survey working hours
and ita at the top of the list
I completely agree with "Engineer". Please provide links to reference information.
Yet another let down by the inquirer.
Love the site and editorial style of writing however the inquirer editors seem to get ahead of themselves on way to many occasions.
ACCORDING TO SOME research...
Where is the original research (link)?
I would appreciate if INQ would maintain the authenticity of the content by pointing to the source research if available, or at least mention where the research is coming from.
Note that I am not doubting the nature of the work done by IT professionals (I am one) or the authenticity of the content. But a quick google search did not result in any relevant research on IT professionals' working hours that is less than 2 years old.
So please provide at least a mention of the source of such "research" in future.
Thank you.
Also many pros. have to compensate for the staff cuts the "management" deemed necessary. This is an excuse to increase work load without increasing the payment.
You want to keep your job? You have to fill in for Joe too. It is a financial crisis, you know. Don't worry, your salary won't be increased, and you can keep up the tempo even after the crisis is gone...
Partially true, IT is perceived as disposable because most managers don't have a clue as to what they do or how much effort goes into doing it.
As a result they have unreasonable expectations and the believe 'anyone can do it'. 'Money Making' workers depend on IT to make money, furthermore in many cases good IT can cut the cost necessary to be competitive.
That's because many of the IT folks are disposable and easily replaced. So they better make themselves more valuable especially when many companies thin out their IT departments before their "money making" workers.