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San Francisco: The Most Stressful City for IT Pros

San Francisco: The Most Stressful City for IT Pros
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Nathan Eddy
Nathan Eddy
Mar 29, 2013
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San Francisco: The Most Stressful City for IT Pros

San Francisco: The Most Stressful City for IT Pros

The city with the highest percentage of respondents who say they find their jobs stressful was San Francisco, with nearly 90 percent.
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Mile High City Keeps IT Stress Levels Elevated

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Denver placed second on the list of most stressful cities for IT administrators; 80 percent of respondents cited the Mile High City.
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City of Brotherly Love No Romance for IT Pros

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Philadelphia tied with Denver as a highly stressful city for IT administrators, again cited by 80 percent of respondents.


Columbus Needs More IT Workers

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More than half (56 percent) of respondents in Columbus say they do not have enough IT staff to get the job done.


Detroit Needs More IT Staff, Too

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The Motor City appears to be having trouble attracting IT talent, with half of IT administrators in Detroit saying they lack enough IT staff.
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End Users in Beantown Are the Most Stressful

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IT administrators in Boston report that they have the most stressful end users in the nation, with 43 percent indicating that the users they support are the biggest contributors of stress.


Austin IT Administrators Take it Easy

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The U.S. city in which the greatest percentage of respondents do not experience any overtime was Austin, Texas, with 66 percent.
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Doing Overtime in Dallas

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Dallas was among the top U.S. cities in which respondents work more than eight hours of overtime. It placed third, after Philly and Boston.
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Big Apple, but Not a Big Budget

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At least one-fifth of respondents in New York City said they do not have enough budget for IT upgrades and projects.
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L.A. Needs More $$$, IT Administrators Say

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Like New York, a fifth (20 percent) of IT administrators in the City of Angels said they do not have enough budget for IT upgrades and projects.
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