Impact of Covid on Software Engineers
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Hello reader,
Because of the uncertainty of life, I have been overthinking about a lot of things and finding it a bit difficult to focus on work. It might reflect as a by-product in some of these letters, researches for which I would like to apologise.
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Moving on, I found an interesting study about the impact of COVID-19 on Software Engineers.
A company called Haystack carried out a survey with Survation, which is both a Market Research Society Company Partner and member of the British Polling Council.
To reduce self-selection bias, invitations to complete surveys were sent out to
members of Survation’s panel and the surveys were then conducted by online
interview.
The population sampled included Software Engineers aged 18+ living in the United Kingdom, in total 258.
What is it?
A total of 83% of Software Engineers reported feelings of burnout with only 17% reporting no burnout. 55%, a majority, reported “great” or “moderate” levels of burnout.
We then asked if the pandemic had made things worse for people. 81% reported personally feeling more burnt out of work due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 32% said this was true to a “great” extent and 30% to a “moderate” extent
The top reason reported for pandemic related burnout was increased
workload, with 40% of Software Engineers reporting burnout providing this as
a reason.
Why do I need to know?
The results of this study provide us an insight into Software Engineers experiences of burnout, reliability and development process.
We have found that 83% of software developers suffer from workplace burnout. The top reasons cited for burnout included high workload (47%), inefficient process (31%) alongside unclear goals and targets (29%).
81% of Software Engineers reported an increase in burnout as a result of the pandemic, with increased workload cited as the main reason.
Please see the reference below for an additional detailed analysis with diagram based representations.
References & Studies: -
https://haystack-books.s3.amazonaws.com/Study+to+understand+the+impact+of+COVID-19+on+Software+Engineers+-+Full+Report.pdf
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