Quarter of tech pros say they're considering quitting jobs in next six months
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- News link: https://www.theregister.co.uk/2023/07/26/quarter_of_tech_pros_consider/
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The study, by security and service management software company Ivanti, found that IT professionals are 1.4 times more likely to " [1]quiet quit " — soft-peddling on the job while looking for other work — than people in other professions.
The company estimated that the movement of IT workers in the UK could cost employers more than £19 billion ($24.5 billion).
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The study said that 73 percent of IT and computer security workers reported increasing workloads, resulting in 1 in 4 proclaiming "burnout."
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On the post-pandemic work-from-home trend, Ivanti reported conflicting results. Eighty-four percent said they would like to continue to work remotely at least some of the time. However, 23 percent felt a loss of connection to colleagues while working from home, compared with 17 percent of office workers. At the same time, tech workers said they were 2.5 times more likely to work longer hours when during periods away from their main office.
Optimism around quitting jobs reflects broader research that finds a buoyant jobs market despite global economic uncertainties and fear of recession. Following a period which saw 150,000 jobs cuts across the tech sector, Garter said in March that companies would [5]still find it tough to recruit IT staff .
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[7]Bosses face losing 'key' workers after forcing a return to office
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In a of around 18,000 employees conducted in November and December 2022, the analyst said 86 percent of CIOs reported more competition for qualified candidates and 73 percent worried about IT talent attrition.
Mbula Schoen, Gartner senior director and analyst, said highly skilled tech workers were likely to continue to command relatively high salaries as employers compete for their services.
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"Compensation is not going anywhere. It is the number one attraction and acquisition driver. Benchmark compensation and ensure that you’re not too far away from the market," Schoen said.
Jeff Abbott, Ivanti CEO, said organizations continue to struggle to retain IT talent, costing them productivity gains and affecting their bottom line. He encouraged them to "embrace" automation to help slash IT workloads. ®
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Re: Laid off last September; new role started in February at ~55% pay rise
Good for you!
If any business actually thought this was a problem, they could perhaps address the disparity that seems to be everywhere these days: raises & promotions come at a glacial pace for internal folks, but competitive hiring is red hot. Why would I wait five years to be “eligible” for a promotion when your top competitor is offering me that promotion right now?
MSP - All Change.
A good number of colleagues at my current employment in the US, are getting low ball offers of employment, wages & no benefits as our employer has been kicked out & being replaced by incoming IBM owned company begining with KY, who is buffering themselves with a third party agency.
They are certainly getting shafted, so I guess thats why IBM drew inspiration from a petroleum based lubricant when they named their company.
So a lot of them are looking to stay with our current employer for as long as they can before taking up more lucrative careers at McD's, Wal-Mart or as chicken pluckers.
For myself & colleagues here, thats still in the process of being determined as the third party has no presence in Canada, their preferred buffer isn't cleared, so they are left with finding a suitable third party, sub contracting from my employer or direct hiring themselves.
I hope the client is preparing & looking forward to numbers of "contract staff" with 20+ years of experience of their plants all departing in waves.
Laid off last September; new role started in February at ~55% pay rise
As per title. I had to interview solidly from October to December, getting offers in early January, but am happier than ever with the work.
So I guess this comment is supposed to be some combination of: it can be a bit of a lift finding something, but there are good things to be found.