Tech workers say poor leadership is number one cause for burnout

Tech workers say poor leadership is number one cause for burnoutTech workers say poor leadership is number one cause for burnoutHaving discovered that burnout is aproblem among tech workers, a survey on our Blind app aimed to find out its cause. We asked users from various tech companies to tell us their main source of burnout. Overwork, toxic culture, insufficient rewards, and poor leadership were some of the options they could choose from. The full details are provided below.The SurveyWhat is the main source of employee burnout at your current workplace?A) Work overloadB) Toxic cultureC) Lack of control and career growthD) Insufficient rewardE) Poor leadership and unclear directionF) Burnout isnt a problem at my current workplaceG) OtherTotal Participants 9,103Survey Dates achter monat des jahres 10, 2018 August 17, 2018Overall ResultsToday, we share the final results for this surveyPoor leadership and unclear direction was top reason for burnout. Among the companies that ranked h ighest for this option,eBay came in first followed by Salesforce and Intel.Company ResultsWe also broke down results for thetwo companies that tallied up with the most survey responses Microsoft and Amazon. Comprehensive results for each company are displayed in the charts below.According to our survey results, the top three reasons for burnout at both tech companies are poor leadership, overwork, and insufficient rewards. Discussions on Blind, particularly regarding culture atAmazonandMicrosoft, might offer some insight into why this is.This article was originally posted on TeamBlind.