opyright Nancy Leveson, Sept. 1999 Stress and programmers Zawacki: conducted studies on programmers 1979-1993 Compared with rest of society, programmers had high need to succeed, low need to socialize with other people Alarming drop in job satisfaction from 1979 to 1993 Need management better prepared to deal with changing needs of programmers in the 90s Find ways to improve motivation of programmers Improve feedback between managers and programmers Add more people to mix with higher social needs(to match more team-oriented, user-focused approaches of the 90s)Copyright Nancy Leveson, Sept. 1999 Stress and Programmers Zawacki: conducted studies on programmers 1979-1993 Compared with rest of society, programmers had high need to succeed, low need to socialize with other people. Alarming drop in job satisfaction from 1979 to 1993. Need management better prepared to deal with changing needs of programmers in the 90’s: Find ways to improve motivation of programmers. Improve feedback between managers and programmers. Add more people to mix with higher social needs (to match more team-oriented, user-focused approaches of the 90s). � c