Stress at Work

How has your job impacted your personal life? STRESS AT WORK 41.7% 39.7% 38.7% 35.3% 22.1% 19.6% Everyone deals with stress at some point in life, and IT administrators are no exception. How serious is the problem and does it affect them negatively? 16.2% 15.2% 2.0% Is your job What is your biggest source of stress? as an IT administrator stressful? I don't feel great physically I lose sleep Cancel commit- ments It hasn't at all Ended a relationship Missed Missed Health Other time with my kids out on issues social functions Management 28.4% Ina week, how many hours overtime do you work? Have you ever considered switching careers because of on-the-job stress? None 15.7% Yes, but only occasionally 42.6% Yes, Tight deadlines 19.9% 1-3 10.3% regulary 24.5% 3-5 17.2% 6-8 21.1% YES! 8-10 14.2% The users 8.3% I support 17.7% 10-12 12-15 5.4% 69.1% 15-20 6,4% No, never Over 20 1.5% Not enough IT staff 32.8% 17.0% How much stress do you think your job gives you compared to others in your social circle? Not enough budget 16.3% No! 30.9% I am the most stressed The same I feel less I am the least Other 50.0% stress stressed 0.7% 22.1% 23.0% 4.9% GFI Source: www.gfi.com/stress-survey www.gfi.com