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A Quarter of IT Pros Find Their Job Very Stressful (itproportal.com)

Posted by msmash on from the how-they-feel dept.

An anonymous reader writes: A new report from Spiceworks, entitled A Portrait of IT Workers, says 41 per cent of IT pros in the UK consider themselves "accidental" -- and that they ended up in their career via a "non-traditional" route. The report, which covers areas including the career plans and education levels of IT professionals, found that a third (33 per cent) of the UK's IT job force don't have a college or a university degree. [...] When it comes to working, British IT bods work 41 hours a week, "far above" the 31 hour average across all industries. Almost all (89 per cent) see themselves as "somewhat stressed" at work, with a quarter (26 per cent) reported being extremely stressed.

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  1. Re:Ha! by gfxguy · · Score: 4, Interesting

    I have a graduate degree (and never had any student debt), but I will say that some of the best programmers I've worked with either had no degree, or a degree in something completely different. Experience is king.

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  2. Re:As a UK IT pro by Hognoxious · · Score: 4, Funny

    That's why I didn't become a porn star.

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    Confucius say, "Find worm in apple - bad. Find half a worm - worse."