For the first time in a long time, tech workers are in a funk.
The industry of innovation was long an outlier when it came to employee satisfaction. Sure, the business goals were ambitious and the deadlines were daunting, but the allure of building the future drew eager, educated young people into tech — not to mention the high salaries, potential for stock-market riches, laid-back dress codes, and gleaming offices with meals and gyms. This rare combination of generous compensation and a reasonable work-life balance kept tech workers happier than employees in other industries. Before the pandemic, over 80% of tech workers routinely said they would recommend their company to a friend, according to Glassdoor company reviews, higher than almost every other industry we tracked.
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