In Stride Network and IS managers continue to be a stressed-out group. Ninety percent of the survey respondents reported that their jobs are stressful, and 23 percent said their jobs are very stressful.
Stress is one of the prices to pay for a higher salary.
Managers in the highest salary range easily made up the largest group of those who said their jobs were very stressful. Interestingly, stress does not seem to hinder job satisfaction. Among the most stressful aspects of his job, Gill says, is finding and keeping talented personnel. We're not hiring enough people for jobs like programmers, network technicians and helpdesk reps. Cummings of Owens Illinois says the level of stress greatly depends on managers' approach to their jobs.