IT’s Stressful. Ask DevOps, They’ll Know: Stress in the IT Sector [2022 Survey]

A survey conducted by Spacelift reveals that IT professionals experience workplace stress less frequently than people working in other sectors. The primary stressors in the IT industry include heavy workload and tight deadlines, while the most common symptoms are irritability and mood swings. Some of the best ways to cope with job-related stress are listening to music, playing video games, and exercising. DevOps professionals appear to be the second most frequently stressed group within the IT industry, with the highest percentage of people holding no degree, doubting their skills, and criticizing themselves. However, they also come across as family-oriented people due to putting "heavy workload" almost on a par with "work interfering with personal or family time" as the main source of work-related stress.