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The article examines how AI adoption has intensified workload and burnout among technology workers rather than causing mass layoffs, highlighting a shift in professional sentiment regarding job satisfaction and career recommendations. This analysis focuses on the human impact of accelerated output expectations within software engineering roles driven by generative AI tools.
The top AI fear for 6,000 tech pros isn't losing their jobs - it's more work for the same pay
Most tech professionals wouldn't recommend their own role to someone entering the industry today.
Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. Tech professionals are feeling squeezed by AI. Burnout is up, optimism is down, survey found. One solution is saying 'no' deliberately. Many tech professionals are becoming disillusioned and burned out from constantly having to keep up with the pace of change of new technology. Now, the rise of AI may be increasing their uncertainty and driving even more tech workers away. Interestingly, this uncertainty is not related to potential layoffs, but something else. "The number-one fear in tech right now is not losing your job to…
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