News These Tech Companies Have the Most Stressed Out Employees

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You don't have to be a brain surgeon or world leader to know what it's like to feel intense pressure and stress at work. Even the simplest jobs come with unique stressful moments, and they can drive people to burn out pretty quickly if left unchecked. But exactly where are people actually feeling the most burdened in their nine-to-five life? Well, thanks to a new report, we now know at least which companies in the tech world have the most stressed out employees.

According to a new survey conducted by the team at the workplace app Blind, which caters to employees working for some of the biggest companies in Silicon Valley -- Google, Amazon, Microsoft, Facebook, and more -- tech workers are feeling seriously stressed out right now. During a weeklong period earlier this month, Blind posed the question "Are you currently suffering from job burnout?" and of the 11,487 app's users who responded, more than half of them said yes. That's a fairly astounding statistic to consider, but it's even more interesting when you realize exactly where workers are feeling the most burned out. Of the 30 companies with the most employee responses, Credit Karma earned the distinction of having the most stressed out workers, with 70.73% reporting as much. Twitch and Nvidia took the number two and three spots, with 68.75% and 65.38% of workers responding with a yes, respectively. As for where workers are least stressed, employees at Netflix, PayPal, and Twitter reported the least amount of burnout. Here's how the rankings broke down overall.

30. Netflix -- 38.89% stressed

29. PayPal -- 41.82% stressed

28. Twitter -- 43.90% stressed

27. Facebook 48.97% stressed

26. Uber -- 49.52% stressed

25. Booking.com -- 50% stressed

24. Adobe -- 50.77% stressed

23. Salesforce -- 53.25% stressed

22. Google -- 53.83% stressed

21. Pinterest -- 53.85% stressed

20. LinkedIn -- 55.38% stressed

19. VMware -- 55.93% stressed

18. Yahoo.com -- 56.67% stressed

17. Tableau -- 56.90% stressed

16. Apple -- 57.46% stressed

15. Microsoft -- 57.61% stressed

14. Airbnb -- 57.94% stressed

13. eBay -- 58.04% stressed

12. Intel -- 58.45% stressed

11. Amazon -- 59.53% stressed

10. Cisco -- 59.70% stressed

9. Lyft -- 60.16% stressed

8. Snapchat -- 60.40% stressed

7. Intuit -- 62.75% stressed

6. Oracle -- 63.25% stressed

5. Oath -- 63.93% stressed

4. Expedia -- 65% stressed

3. Nvidia -- 65.38% stressed

2. Twitch -- 68.75% stressed

1. Credit Karma -- 70.73% stressed

If the stress level at these companies seems high overall, it's because it is. In fact, 25 of the 30 companies listed have a burnout rate of 50% or higher, and 16 of the 30 have a burnout rate higher than the survey's average of 57.16%. That may seem insane, but it's par for the course in the tech industry these days. As the folks at Blind explain, you can't really explain away why Credit Karma has a higher burnout rate or Netflix has a lower one reading individual employee reviews of the places. Rather, it seems like excessive employee burnout may be an issue endemic to the tech industry at the moment. That's not to say people aren't feeling stressed out in other industries. As the Blind survey also points out, a recent poll of HR leaders in all fields revealed that 46% of them cite employee burnout as the reason for up to half of their annual workforce turnover. Hmmm... it's almost like working so much is bad for us! And don't forget, there's absolutely no excuse to not take full advantage of all your vacation days. h/tFast Company

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