Software and IT Engineering career survey Question Title * 1. What about your job keeps you awake at night? Staying current with new languages, frameworks and tools poor documentation of requirements striving to develop high quality, high performance and secure code under funding or under resourcing overall work/life balance poor team or organizational management overly demanding clients that don’t appreciate the complexity finding work that utilizes the skills I’ve developed insufficient time allotted to testing difficulty communicating with teams and stakeholders immature tools and platforms that make my work harder Other (please specify) Question Title * 2. What are you afraid of at work? failing at work letting down my team Not having enough money relationship issues at home not being a good parent stagnating in my career Other (please specify) Question Title * 3. What is your top daily frustration? technical issues operational issues financial issues people issues home life Other (please specify) Question Title * 4. How do you currently solve your business problems or things that frustrate you today? I get help from a professional I cry in the bathroom I go to Google I hire an expert I hold an meeting and brainstorm with the staff I go to the bar Other (please specify) Question Title * 5. What best describes your role at work? I’m a technical staff member I am the founder and CEO I am a team lead or supervisor I’m a software developer I’m a manager I’m an operations staff member I’m a support staff member Other (please specify) Question Title * 6. What industry is your business in? Online Digital Trade Franchise Medical Financial/Insurance Other (please specify) Question Title * 7. What is your businesses top line revenue level? 0-1M 1-5M 5M-50M 50M-500M over 500M Question Title * 8. If you could wave a magic wand, what would you change about your job today? change careers change team around me change business processes that affect me change leadership above me change company change compensation change benefits Other (please specify) Question Title * 9. In hindsight, is there anything you wish you had known from day one? how to manage my home life so there was less conflict with my work life technical challenges are harder than I imagined — sometimes it's overwhelming how to work more effectively with other people — if it weren’t for them, work would be great! how to work in teams or organizations budget management schedule management requirements management project management people supervision, management, or leadership managing up the pace of change in my career/work/company is overwhelming How to be a better supervisor, manager, or leader Other (please specify) Question Title * 10. What do you secretly desire the most for your career or life? more time with family/kids/spouse more time with friends more time for myself career advancement manage addiction/obsession reduce amount of pressure I feel more money better benefits learn more technical skills more free time more vacation Other (please specify) Done