A quarter of IT workers spend more than 8 hours at work 02:00

Almost a quarter (23%) of IT professionals spend more than 8 hours at work, and nearly a third (30%) work irregular hours. This is demonstrated by a GeekBrains study, the results of which were reviewed by socialbites.ca.

According to the survey, 43% of IT professionals choose hobbies that help with personal growth and personal development. In their spare time, respondents prefer to do sports (45% of respondents chose this as a hobby) and read books (41%). Slightly less frequently, they prefer to watch movies and TV series (38%) and computer games (37%). The majority of collectors collect banknotes and coins (11%) and books (10%). Fishing has become the rarest hobby among IT professionals; Only 3% of survey respondents are interested in this.

The vast majority are ready to help relatives and friends – 59% indirectly have a positive attitude towards daily IT-related requests, for example reinstalling a program or helping to set up a router. Only 1% of respondents have an extremely negative attitude towards such tasks, as they are not related to their expertise.

Most students spend time on hobbies a few times a week (43% of respondents said this). At the same time, for 61% of those surveyed, having a hobby allows them to increase their own productivity and efficiency during working hours. Only 20% of respondents use hobbies as a distraction from work, and 43% see it as potential for self-improvement and self-improvement.

Learning foreign languages ​​is among the top 10 favorite hobbies of IT professionals; 22% of those surveyed work in this field. The most popular languages ​​are traditionally English (chosen by 18% of students) and German (chosen by 5%). Although the third most popular language was Korean (4%), only 3% of the participants preferred Turkish.

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