Bitdefender found that 70% of cybersecurity professionals often have to work weekends to address security concerns at their organization

Over 70% of cybersecurity professionals often have to work weekends to address security concerns at their organization, according to a new report by Bitdefender.

This intense workload appears to correlate strongly with job dissatisfaction, with around two-thirds (64%) of the 1200 cyber professionals surveyed stating that they are planning on looking for a new job in the next 12 months.

The issue of burnout and job dissatisfaction was particularly profound among UK respondents, with 81% often working weekends and 71% looking for a new job.

  • NeatoEnglish
    492·
    2 年前

    If you’re paying someone to always be on call then they are always working. Just because you don’t always need them doesn’t mean they aren’t working. You’re paying for their availability.

    • sunzu@kbin.run
      718·
      2 年前

      I agree with this but I think point is that yes they are on call all the time but in exchange they get a lot of down time to live their lives.

      Not sure it is fair I don’t work like that and I don’t think I can.

      Nurse model seems to make more sense where there is on call list and you get paid for that time.

      • Moghul@lemmy.worldEnglish
        17·
        2 年前

        IMO sitting at my desk, watching logs or waiting for something to come in isn’t living my life. I can’t do my hobbies, I can’t play video games, drink a beer, watch a movie, hang out with my friends, etc. Browsing lemmy or youtube isn’t exactly living my life. As long as I’m at that desk, I’m working.

        • sunzu@kbin.run
          32·
          2 年前

          All fair points and agree… If I am on the clock, I am working. Work flow is management issue

      • RubberDuck@lemmy.worldEnglish
        51·
        2 年前

        That could work, if you had a large pool of these people to put on the on call list. Most companies do not. And only having every other weekend off is not living.

        • sunzu@kbin.run
          2·
          2 年前

          Sounds like a management issue IMHO

          Maybe people should organize and deny these leaders cheap labour?

          • RubberDuck@lemmy.worldEnglish
            21·
            2 年前

            100% but in general there are too few people that possess the skills for this work. So they are hard to find and expensive.