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by rechargedaily 65 days ago
Interesting data point from the other direction — while CEOs see no productivity impact, engineers are feeling the pressure of AI regardless of actual output gains. In our burnout survey, AI pressure to do more has emerged as a top 4 burnout driver in 2026. That finding didn't exist two years ago. So even if AI isn't delivering the productivity CEOs expect, it's still extracting a cost from engineers in the form of heightened expectations and stress. If anyone wants to add their data: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdu-1Sa6oPvhDtFtBuK...

Live results: rechargedaily.co/state-of-burnout-2026