The Numbers
2800
PHOTOGRAPHY BY MARK HOOPER/CORBIS
of IT
professionals
keep their
job a secret.
And no, "IT" is not a new code
name for the NSA. According
to a survey by TEKsystems,
an IT staffing and services
company, more than onefourth of tech workers hide
their day job to avoid endless
service requests from friends
and family. Otherwise "someone finds out they work in IT,
and the questions range from
'How can I get my wireless
router to work?' to 'What
software should I be using?'"
says Jason Hayman, a TEKsystems research manager.
The poll also revealed that
57 percent of senior-level
employees are expected to
be available 24/7-further
fueling the desire to separate
their home lives from work.
Despite such nuisances, more
than 80 percent wouldn't
change careers. Now that's
what we call tech support.
48 SPIRIT JANUARY 2014
Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Spirit Magazine - January 2014