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267: Why over half of developers are experiencing burnout (with Jellyfish's Andrew Lau)

Jul 02, 202414 min
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Episode description

In this episode, SD Times News Editor Jenna Barron interviews Andrew Lau, CEO and co-founder of Jellyfish, about Jellyfish's 2024 State of Engineering report. Some of the main findings were that 65% of respondents experienced burnout in the last year and that engineers are now having more of a say in business strategy than they have in the past.

Key talking points:

  • The factors contributing to burnout today
  • What leaders can do to cut down on burnout
  • Engineers are now informing business strategy


Referenced in this episode: 
Jellyfish's 2024 State of Engineering Management Report: https://jellyfish.co/resources/2024-state-of-engineering-management-report/
Our writeup of the report: https://sdtimes.com/softwaredev/report-software-engineers-increasingly-seen-as-strategic-business-partners/
Jellyfish's 5-9 podcast: https://jellyfish.co/5-to-9-podcast/ 

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