Most Commonly Used Skill among Developers is JavaScript

Most Commonly Used Skill among Developers is JavaScriptMost Commonly Used Skill among Developers is JavaScriptMost Commonly Used Skill among Developers is JavaScriptIn March 2017, Stack Overflow, a community of 5.0 million programmers helping each other, released the results of their 2017 survey of more than 64,000 developers.The demand for software developers continues to explode as consumers demand more programs and applications. Synonymous to programmers, engineers, coders, architects, and consultants, software developers are employed by nearly every major company. To give you some insight into what developers are up to our Intelligenceteam dug into Stack Overflows 2017 study to bring you the fruchtwein relevant insight.Key Insights about DevelopersLike last year, most developers surveyed consider themselves web developers (72.6%), although many also said they are working to build desktop apps (28.9%) and mobile apps (23.0%)While only 13.1% of developers are actively looking for a job, 75.2% of developers are interested in hearing about new job opportunities53.3% of respondents said remote options were a top priority when considering a new jobA majority of developers, 63.9%, reported working remotely at least one day a month, and 11.1% say theyre full-time remote or almost all the timeThe highest job satisfaction ratings came from developers who work remotely full-time56.5% of respondents said they were underpaid with those in government and non-profits feeling the most underpaid, while those who work in finance feel the most overpaidJavaScript is still the most popular programming language according to 62.5% of respondents, with SQL (51.2%) and Java (39.7%) coming in second and third, exactly the same as last yearSince Stack Overflow started conducting the developer survey, Python and Node.js have grown in popularity, while the usage of C and C have declined24.2% of developers want complete silence when codingIn a hiring landscape where developers are in co nstant demand, understanding the talent you want to hire is the single most important thing you can do to attract and retain the right developers, said Stack Overflow VP Jay Hanlon. Thanks to the generosity of the largest community of developers in the world, the developer survey is an invaluable tool for any employer who wants insights into what actually drives and motivates developers throughout their careers.Education among DevelopersThe most popular way to learn programming is Self-TaughtNine out of ten respondents overall consider themselves at least somewhat self-taughtAmong professional developers, 55.9% have taken an online course and 53.4% have received on-the-job training11.3% of professional developers got their first coding job within a year of learning how to programAmong professional developers, 36.9% learned to program between one and four years before beginning their careers as developersOne-eighth (12.5%) of professional developers learned to code less than four y ears ago, and an additional one-eighth (13.3%) learned to code between four and six years agoMore than two-thirds (67.6%) of respondents have at least a bachelors degreeThe most common undergraduate major is computer science or software engineering (50.0%)32% of those surveyed said their formal education was not very important (20.5%) or not important at all (11.5%) to their career successAmong computer science and computer engineering majors, many (49.4%) said their formal education was important or very importantCoding bootcamps are rising in popularity among both developers (45.8%) and non-developers looking to transition into a new career (54.2%)Programming LanguagesMost common used programming languages were JavaScript (62.5%), SQL (51.2%) and Java (39.7%)The growth of Python is notable, overtaking PHP for the first time in five years and ranking as the most wanted language this year, after ranking fourth in 2016For the second year in a row, Rust was the most loved programming language (73.1%) and more developers want to continue working with it than any other languageSwift, last years second most popular language, ranked as fourth (63.9%)For the second year in a row, Visual Basic (for 2017, Visual Basic 6, specifically) ranked as the most dreaded language 88.3% of developers currently using Visual Basic said they did not want to continue using it65% of developers pronounce GIF with a hard g, like gesundheitsgefhrdender stoffFrameworks, Libraries, and Other TechnologiesMost common used frameworks, libraries and other technologies were Node.js (47.1%) and AngularJS (44.3%)React is the most loved among developers (66.9%), Cordova is the most dreaded (61.2%), and Node.js is the most wanted (22.2%)DatabasesMost common used databases were MySQL (55.6%) and SQL Server (38.6%)Redis is the most loved among developers (64.8%), Oracle is the most dreaded (63.1%), and MongoDB is the most wanted (20.8%)PlatformsMost common used platforms were Windows Desktop (41.0%) and Linux Desktop (32.9%)Linux Desktop is the most loved platforms among developers (69.6%), SharePoint is the most dreaded (70.9%), and Android is the most wanted (20.6%)Survey respondents say that communication skills and a track record of getting things done trumps the number of hours worked or bugs solved, by a wide marginThe most common ways to measure a developers success is by customer satisfaction and their ability to deliver a project on time and at budgeDevelopment PracticesAgile (76.9%) and Scrum (65.2%) are the most popular methodologies for developers to keep their projects on track42.8% of developers have used pair programming to improve their code quality and skill set69.2% of developers surveyed overwhelmingly prefer Git for version controlMost developers agree that good enough is good enough that it is better to ship and then iterate (60.2%)The majority (52.6%) of developers check in code multiple times a dayA happy developer is a developer who can shipWomen Who Cod eOverall survey respondents are heavily skewed male with 7.6% identifying themselves as women up from 6.6% last yearProportionally, women are more represented among data scientists, mobile and web developers, quality assurance engineers, and graphic designersAmong male and female respondents, nearly twice the number of women said they had been coding for less than a year (10.7%)The majority of women (66.2%) have been programming for less than 6 yearsEmployment among Developers70.3% of developers are employed full-time10.2% of developers work as independent contractors, freelancers, or are self-employedDevelopers tend to be more satisfied with their career than with their current jobs75.2% of developers are interested in hearing about new job opportunities13.1% of developers are actively looking for a jobIn general, developers prioritize opportunities for professional development over any other factor when assessing a kompetenzprofil jobMost preferred compensation and benefits select ed by developers are vacation/days off (57.0%) and Remote options (53.3%)According to respondents, developers supported customer satisfaction and being on time and on budget as the best ways to evaluate the performance of a fellow developerRespondents believe communication skills and a track record of getting things done are most important when evaluating a developer for hireMost developers (59.6%) like some music while coding24.2% want complete silence while codingWhen considering a new job, 53.3% said remote options were a top priorityThe highest job satisfaction ratings come from developers who work remote full timeTo learn more about what developers have to say, you can view the full results of the Stack Overflow Developer Survey 2017 here.Want to know more about the top trends in hiring Developers? Check out the Software Engineering Market Overview from Intelligence. And for more hiring trend studies from the Intelligence team click here.

U.S. Workers Hit the Road -- Data Tables

U.S. Workers Hit the Road -- Data Tables U.S. Workers Hit the Road Data Tables U.S. WORKERS HIT THE ROAD HAVE YOU LEFT A JOB BECAUSE YOU HAD A BAD COMMUTE? TOTAL AGE 18-34 AGE 35-54 AGE 55+ GENDER MALE GENDER FEMALE Yes 23% 34% 24% 12% 28% 20% No 77% 66% 76% 88% 72% 80% HAS YOUR COMMUTE GOTTEN BETTER OR WORSE OVER THE LAST FIVE YEARS? TOTAL AGE 18-34 AGE 35-54 AGE 55+ GENDER MALE GENDER FEMALE Better 39% 56% 37% 24% 42% 37% Worse 22% 18% 23% 26% 23% 22% No change 39% 26% 40% 50% 35% 41% IF WORSE, HOW HAS YOUR COMPANY TAKEN ACTIONS TO HELP IMPROVE YOUR COMMUTE? TOTAL AGE 18-34 AGE 35-54 AGE 55+ GENDER MALE GENDER FEMALE My company hasn’t taken action 60% 52% 60% 65% 51% 66% My hours are flexible so I don’t travel during rush hour 20% 22% 18% 21% 23% 17% They allow me to work from home 14% 12% 18% 11% 19% 11% They pay for public transportation 11% 13% 13% 6% 15% 8% They pay for parking 10% 15% 9% 7% 13% 7% They provide carpools/vanpools/shuttles 8% 9% 10% 4% 11% 5% (Multiple responses permitted.)

This is how to survive in a toxic workplace 3 secrets from research

This is how to survive in a toxic workplace 3 secrets from research This is how to survive in a toxic workplace 3 secrets from research Do you deal with some awful people at work? Do they annoy you beyond belief at times?Actually, it’s a lot worse than that - whether you realize it or not. In addition to making you miserable, those impossible bosses and jerk co-workers can reduce your productivity, reduce your empathy, and even give you a heart attack.Follow  Ladders on Flipboard!Follow Ladders’ magazines on Flipboard covering  Happiness,  Productivity,  Job Satisfaction,  Neuroscience, and  more!From  The Aâ€"hole Survival Guide: How to Deal With People Who Treat You Like Dirt:New nurses bullied by veteran nurses and doctors put forth less effort and develop less empathy for patients. Service employees who are subjected to customer aggression report more mental and physical health problems and are less committed to their jobs… a twenty-year study that tracked six thousand British civil servants found that when their bosses criticized them unfairly, didn’t listen to their problems, and rarely praised them, e mployees suffered more angina, heart attacks, and deaths for heart disease.In the past, we’ve reviewed dealing with workplace  narcissists, psychopaths, and bullies. But we really need to hear from the #1 guy on coping with  office monsters.Stanford professor Bob Sutton has a new book coming out: The Aâ€"hole Survival Guide: How to Deal With People Who Treat You Like Dirt.It offers a ton of excellent strategies for staying sane when you’re surrounded by horrible people. Let’s look at a few of the top tips  Bob has to offer…Dodge Bullets, NeoThe numero uno strategy for dealing with the workplace dregs of humanity is simple: avoid them. That doesn’t mean it’s always easy, but before you start having revenge fantasies the first thing you want to think about is how to minimize contact.Because the worst thing these monsters can do isn’t annoy or harass you - just like in a zombie or vampire film, they can turn you into one of them. If you spend most of your day around a je rk, your chance of becoming a jerk more than doubles.From  The Aâ€"hole Survival Guide: How to Deal With People Who Treat You Like Dirt:In 2016 Housman told Fast Company that they discovered a “toxic density” effect: much like research shows rudeness spreads like a common cold, they found that sitting near a destructive jerk dramatically increases a worker’s risk of infection. Housman explained, “If you add a toxic worker to within a 25-foot radius of a focal worker, the chance that the focal worker becomes a toxic worker themselves more than doubles (112.5% increase).”Ask if you can move your desk. Spend time working in conference rooms or public spaces if possible.But that’s not always an option. So you may need a Secret Service detail. One of the best meta-strategies for coping with jerks is to band together with others who are suffering with you.If you’re lucky, you might have a supervisor who can provide some cover. But co-workers can  help too.If you and your all ies  take turns “jumping on the grenade” and handling The Beast it can offer each of you some stress-free time to recover and actually get some work done.From  The Aâ€"hole Survival Guide: How to Deal With People Who Treat You Like Dirt:A 2013 study of nearly two thousand Finnish dentists found that when they worked in close cooperation with their dental assistants, dentists suffered less pressure to present fake emotions to their patients and performed their jobs better. Part of the reason, the researchers suggest, is that a skilled dental assistant (who usually sees patients before the dentist and often sees them more frequently) can “buffer” the dentist from difficult and demanding patients. In other words, they take the patient’s flak and cool them out, which spares dentists from having to deal with it.But sometimes there’s nowhere to hide and there’s no way to  limit exposure to  a boss who roams around making life intolerable. So be a smart mouse and try hanging a bell around the cat’s neck.If the boss has a sympathetic assistant, get them on your side. They can tell you when the dragon is in a fire-breathing mood and when he’s relatively calm and stable. This will allow you to know when it’s safe - and when it’s time to cower in the bathroom.From  The Aâ€"hole Survival Guide: How to Deal With People Who Treat You Like Dirt:In some places, the boss’s administrative assistant is recruited to inform colleagues when the boss is in a foul mood (and should be avoided or handled with care) or feeling upbeat (and it is a good time to visit or raise a sensitive subject.)(To learn more tips on living an awesome life, check out my book here.)But maybe  the duck and cover approach  ain’t gonna fly. Here’s where we need some serious psychology to keep your head on straight when someone is intent on making you miserable…Mind Tricks That Protect Your SoulCognitive Behavioral Therapy recommends something called “reappraisal.” That’s a fancy word for interpreting your situation differently. You may not be able to change the situation, but you can change how you perceive it. (Shout out to my  ancient Stoic homies.)It’s not a crisis - it’s a challenge. It’s not a frustration - it’s a puzzle to be solved. They’re not an intolerable boss - they’re a cranky child.From  The Aâ€"hole Survival Guide: How to Deal With People Who Treat You Like Dirt:Social psychologists and other researchers have shown that reframing (or “reappraising”) disturbing facts or distressing experiences in a more positive light - while not a cure-all - can provide relief. For example, whether the same experience is portrayed as a fun and exciting challenge - versus a distressing threat - can transform how people feel and perform in response.You want to depersonalize whatever stress they’re giving you. They’re in a bad mood or they have issues.  It’s not about you. Don’t treat dealing with them like a nightmare, ta ke a lesson from Navy SEALs, Army Rangersand Special Forces  soldiers who all deal with stress by reappraising it as a game.But you will have to talk to your tormentor every now and then. And they’ll probably do their shouting act. When they do, take a tip from  debt collectors who routinely take abuse from the people they call. Slow your speech down and the more worked up the other side gets, the more calm you want to be.From  The Aâ€"hole Survival Guide: How to Deal With People Who Treat You Like Dirt:We were taught that the more irate the debtor - the more he or she screamed, swore and insulted us - the more long pauses we should take before answering questions and the more clearly and calmly we should talk.Hostage negotiators and clinical psychologists both use this same strategy to deal with the most out of control people imaginable.(To learn how to deal with a narcissist, click here.)So you can reappraise or slow things down to help you cope. But you don’t want these str ategies to make you complacent when you’re dealing with serious abusive behavior. So how do you fight back?How To Fight BackTo sum up the bulk of the research in one word: Don’t.It’s usually not worth it. First off, it’s unlikely to work. As Bob notes: “Hornstein found that 68% of the payback efforts that he studied failed to stop abusive bosses.”And having a desire to punish actually makes you miserable.From  The Aâ€"hole Survival Guide: How to Deal With People Who Treat You Like Dirt:Carlsmith explained, “In actuality punishers ruminate on their deed and feel worse than those who cannot avenge a wrong” and people “who don’t have a chance to take revenge are forced, in a sense, to move on a focus on something different.”Finding another job, switching roles, or avoiding the problem person have less of a chance of blowing up in your face and can put you on a better track to happiness.Still wanting revenge? Fine, have it your way - you bully. We’ll call this t he “In case of emergency, break glass” section.Before taking the warpath, Bob suggests you think about three critical resources: How much power do you have? If you’re the janitor and you’re having problems with the CEO, good luck. If your tormentor is a peer, you’ve got a better shot at taking them on. Documentation: Avoid “he-said, she-said.” Keep track of abusive incidents, emails, etc. Go into the fight with real proof. Solidarity:  This is the big one. Don’t fight back  alone. Research shows a team effort to bring down a jerk is far more successful and safer than trying to be a hero by yourself. From  The Aâ€"hole Survival Guide: How to Deal With People Who Treat You Like Dirt:A study by Professor Pamela Lutgen-Sandvik found that when bullied employees banded together to fight back, authorities punished 58% of the abusers and none of the bullied employees were fired. But when employees battled alone, only 27% of the bullies were punished and 20% of the bullied employees were fired.And when you approach a superior or the HR department about the problem, you’re much more likely to have your complaint well-received if you have evidence and you seem like you’re focused on the greater good, not just a selfish desire to get even.From  The Aâ€"hole Survival Guide: How to Deal With People Who Treat You Like Dirt:Research on “moral anger” and “righteous anger” suggests that confrontation is most likely to reform offenders, be seen as socially acceptable, and mobilize support when: 1) It is justified - there is good evidence that the person is doing something bad. 2) The motivation for the confrontation is seen as constructive and aimed at improving the greater good; not just a selfish, vindictive, or irrational urge to inflict harm on an enemy or nemesis.(To learn how to deal with workplace psychopaths, click here.)Okay, we’ve learned a lot from Bob. Let’s round it up and find out how you can  reappraise bad behavior without even trying…Sum UpHere’s what Stanford professor Bob Sutton has to say about dealing with those impossible people in a toxic workplace: Avoid them: Move your desk, get backup or throw a bell around the cat’s neck so you know they’re coming. Use Reappraisal: It’s not a disaster, it’s a challenge. It’s not a blog post, it’s a masterful work of epic writing. Fight Back - Carefully: Don’t seek revenge. But if you do, evaluate the power dynamics, document everything, get help, and focus on the common good. Reappraisal can be incredibly powerful. You use it all the time - and often you don’t even know it. Many years ago I had an awful landlord. Just talking with the guy usually had me wondering how I’d need to angle his body to properly bury him in the flowerbed.But my roommate at the time was unflappable when dealing with the tyrant. I asked David how he did it. David replied, “His mother has cancer.”In the blink of an eye, the landlord went from an evil jerk to someone who was suffering. His rudeness didn’t stop, but I  never let him  get on my nerves again. I’d reappraised his behavior without even trying, just by seeing him in a different light.Fighting bad behavior rarely works. Avoiding it is a great strategy but it’s not always an option. Both of those two rely on the outside world being changed, and that’s why they’re difficult.But what you can always control is how you interpret what you see. So reappraise the awful behavior to something more acceptable. And as soon as you’re done weaving a more tolerable story, move on to step 2:Run for the exit.Join over 290,000 readers.  Get a free weekly update via email  here.Related posts:New Neuroscience Reveals 4 Rituals That Will Make You HappyNew Harvard Research Reveals A Fun Way To Be More SuccessfulHow To Get People To Like You: 7 Ways From An FBI Behavior ExpertThis article  originally appeared at Barking Up the Wrong Tree. This is how to survive in a toxic workplace 3 secrets from research Do you deal with some awful people at work? Do they annoy you beyond belief at times?Actually, it’s a lot worse than that - whether you realize it or not. In addition to making you miserable, those impossible bosses and jerk co-workers can reduce your productivity, reduce your empathy, and even give you a heart attack.From  The Aâ€"hole Survival Guide: How to Deal With People Who Treat You Like Dirt:New nurses bullied by veteran nurses and doctors put forth less effort and develop less empathy for patients. Service employees who are subjected to customer aggression report more mental and physical health problems and are less committed to their jobs… a twenty-year study that tracked six thousand British civil servants found that when their bosses criticized them unfairly, didn’t listen to their problems, and rarely praised them, employees suffered more angina, heart attacks, and deaths for heart disease.In the past, we’ve reviewed dealing with workplace  narcissists, psychopa ths, and bullies. But we really need to hear from the #1 guy on coping with  office monsters.Stanford professor Bob Sutton has a new book coming out: The Aâ€"hole Survival Guide: How to Deal With People Who Treat You Like Dirt.It offers a ton of excellent strategies for staying sane when you’re surrounded by horrible people. Let’s look at a few of the top tips  Bob has to offer…Dodge Bullets, NeoThe numero uno strategy for dealing with the workplace dregs of humanity is simple: avoid them. That doesn’t mean it’s always easy, but before you start having revenge fantasies the first thing you want to think about is how to minimize contact.Because the worst thing these monsters can do isn’t annoy or harass you - just like in a zombie or vampire film, they can turn you into one of them. If you spend most of your day around a jerk, your chance of becoming a jerk more than doubles.From  The Aâ€"hole Survival Guide: How to Deal With People Who Treat You Like Dirt:In 2016 Housma n told Fast Company that they discovered a “toxic density” effect: much like research shows rudeness spreads like a common cold, they found that sitting near a destructive jerk dramatically increases a worker’s risk of infection. Housman explained, “If you add a toxic worker to within a 25-foot radius of a focal worker, the chance that the focal worker becomes a toxic worker themselves more than doubles (112.5% increase).”Ask if you can move your desk. Spend time working in conference rooms or public spaces if possible.But that’s not always an option. So you may need a Secret Service detail. One of the best meta-strategies for coping with jerks is to band together with others who are suffering with you.If you’re lucky, you might have a supervisor who can provide some cover. But co-workers can  help too.If you and your allies  take turns “jumping on the grenade” and handling The Beast it can offer each of you some stress-free time to recover and actually get some wo rk done.From  The Aâ€"hole Survival Guide: How to Deal With People Who Treat You Like Dirt:A 2013 study of nearly two thousand Finnish dentists found that when they worked in close cooperation with their dental assistants, dentists suffered less pressure to present fake emotions to their patients and performed their jobs better. Part of the reason, the researchers suggest, is that a skilled dental assistant (who usually sees patients before the dentist and often sees them more frequently) can “buffer” the dentist from difficult and demanding patients. In other words, they take the patient’s flak and cool them out, which spares dentists from having to deal with it.But sometimes there’s nowhere to hide and there’s no way to  limit exposure to  a boss who roams around making life intolerable. So be a smart mouse and try hanging a bell around the cat’s neck.If the boss has a sympathetic assistant, get them on your side. They can tell you when the dragon is in a fire-breathin g mood and when he’s relatively calm and stable. This will allow you to know when it’s safe - and when it’s time to cower in the bathroom.From  The Aâ€"hole Survival Guide: How to Deal With People Who Treat You Like Dirt:In some places, the boss’s administrative assistant is recruited to inform colleagues when the boss is in a foul mood (and should be avoided or handled with care) or feeling upbeat (and it is a good time to visit or raise a sensitive subject.)(To learn more tips on living an awesome life, check out my book here.)But maybe  the duck and cover approach  ain’t gonna fly. Here’s where we need some serious psychology to keep your head on straight when someone is intent on making you miserable…Mind Tricks That Protect Your SoulCognitive Behavioral Therapy recommends something called “reappraisal.” That’s a fancy word for interpreting your situation differently. You may not be able to change the situation, but you can change how you perceive it. (Shout out to my  ancient Stoic homies.)It’s not a crisis - it’s a challenge. It’s not a frustration - it’s a puzzle to be solved. They’re not an intolerable boss - they’re a cranky child.From  The Aâ€"hole Survival Guide: How to Deal With People Who Treat You Like Dirt:Social psychologists and other researchers have shown that reframing (or “reappraising”) disturbing facts or distressing experiences in a more positive light - while not a cure-all - can provide relief. For example, whether the same experience is portrayed as a fun and exciting challenge - versus a distressing threat - can transform how people feel and perform in response.You want to depersonalize whatever stress they’re giving you. They’re in a bad mood or they have issues.  It’s not about you. Don’t treat dealing with them like a nightmare, take a lesson from Navy SEALs, Army Rangersand Special Forces  soldiers who all deal with stress by reappraising it as a game.But you will have to talk to your tormentor every now and then. And they’ll probably do their shouting act. When they do, take a tip from  debt collectors who routinely take abuse from the people they call. Slow your speech down and the more worked up the other side gets, the more calm you want to be.From  The Aâ€"hole Survival Guide: How to Deal With People Who Treat You Like Dirt:We were taught that the more irate the debtor - the more he or she screamed, swore and insulted us - the more long pauses we should take before answering questions and the more clearly and calmly we should talk.Hostage negotiators and clinical psychologists both use this same strategy to deal with the most out of control people imaginable.(To learn how to deal with a narcissist, click here.)So you can reappraise or slow things down to help you cope. But you don’t want these strategies to make you complacent when you’re dealing with serious abusive behavior. So how do you fight back?How To Fight BackTo sum up the bulk of th e research in one word: Don’t.It’s usually not worth it. First off, it’s unlikely to work. As Bob notes: “Hornstein found that 68% of the payback efforts that he studied failed to stop abusive bosses.”And having a desire to punish actually makes you miserable.From  The Aâ€"hole Survival Guide: How to Deal With People Who Treat You Like Dirt:Carlsmith explained, “In actuality punishers ruminate on their deed and feel worse than those who cannot avenge a wrong” and people “who don’t have a chance to take revenge are forced, in a sense, to move on a focus on something different.”Finding another job, switching roles, or avoiding the problem person have less of a chance of blowing up in your face and can put you on a better track to happiness.Still wanting revenge? Fine, have it your way - you bully. We’ll call this the “In case of emergency, break glass” section.Before taking the warpath, Bob suggests you think about three critical resources: How much power do you have? If you’re the janitor and you’re having problems with the CEO, good luck. If your tormentor is a peer, you’ve got a better shot at taking them on. Documentation: Avoid “he-said, she-said.” Keep track of abusive incidents, emails, etc. Go into the fight with real proof. Solidarity:  This is the big one. Don’t fight back  alone. Research shows a team effort to bring down a jerk is far more successful and safer than trying to be a hero by yourself. From  The Aâ€"hole Survival Guide: How to Deal With People Who Treat You Like Dirt:A study by Professor Pamela Lutgen-Sandvik found that when bullied employees banded together to fight back, authorities punished 58% of the abusers and none of the bullied employees were fired. But when employees battled alone, only 27% of the bullies were punished and 20% of the bullied employees were fired.And when you approach a superior or the HR department about the problem, you’re much more likely to have your complaint well-received if you have evidence and you seem like you’re focused on the greater good, not just a selfish desire to get even.From  The Aâ€"hole Survival Guide: How to Deal With People Who Treat You Like Dirt:Research on “moral anger” and “righteous anger” suggests that confrontation is most likely to reform offenders, be seen as socially acceptable, and mobilize support when: 1) It is justified - there is good evidence that the person is doing something bad. 2) The motivation for the confrontation is seen as constructive and aimed at improving the greater good; not just a selfish, vindictive, or irrational urge to inflict harm on an enemy or nemesis.(To learn how to deal with workplace psychopaths, click here.)Okay, we’ve learned a lot from Bob. Let’s round it up and find out how you can  reappraise bad behavior without even trying…Sum UpHere’s what Stanford professor Bob Sutton has to say about dealing with those impossible people in a toxic workplace: Avoid them: Move your desk, get backup or throw a bell around the cat’s neck so you know they’re coming. Use Reappraisal: It’s not a disaster, it’s a challenge. It’s not a blog post, it’s a masterful work of epic writing. Fight Back - Carefully: Don’t seek revenge. But if you do, evaluate the power dynamics, document everything, get help, and focus on the common good. Reappraisal can be incredibly powerful. You use it all the time - and often you don’t even know it. Many years ago I had an awful landlord. Just talking with the guy usually had me wondering how I’d need to angle his body to properly bury him in the flowerbed.But my roommate at the time was unflappable when dealing with the tyrant. I asked David how he did it. David replied, “His mother has cancer.”In the blink of an eye, the landlord went from an evil jerk to someone who was suffering. His rudeness didn’t stop, but I  never let him  get on my nerves again. I’d reappraised his behavior without even trying, just by seeing him in a different light.Fighting bad behavior rarely works. Avoiding it is a great strategy but it’s not always an option. Both of those two rely on the outside world being changed, and that’s why they’re difficult.But what you can always control is how you interpret what you see. So reappraise the awful behavior to something more acceptable. And as soon as you’re done weaving a more tolerable story, move on to step 2:Run for the exit.Join over 290,000 readers.  Get a free weekly update via email  here.Related posts:New Neuroscience Reveals 4 Rituals That Will Make You HappyNew Harvard Research Reveals A Fun Way To Be More SuccessfulHow To Get People To Like You: 7 Ways From An FBI Behavior ExpertThis article  originally appeared at Barking Up the Wrong Tree. This is how to survive in a toxic workplace 3 secrets from research Do you deal with some awful people at work? Do they annoy you beyond belief at times?Actually, it’s a lot worse than that - whether you realize it or not. In addition to making you miserable, those impossible bosses and jerk co-workers can reduce your productivity, reduce your empathy, and even give you a heart attack.From  The Aâ€"hole Survival Guide: How to Deal With People Who Treat You Like Dirt:New nurses bullied by veteran nurses and doctors put forth less effort and develop less empathy for patients. Service employees who are subjected to customer aggression report more mental and physical health problems and are less committed to their jobs… a twenty-year study that tracked six thousand British civil servants found that when their bosses criticized them unfairly, didn’t listen to their problems, and rarely praised them, employees suffered more angina, heart attacks, and deaths for heart disease.In the past, we’ve reviewed dealing with workplace  narcissists, psychopa ths, and bullies. But we really need to hear from the #1 guy on coping with  office monsters.Stanford professor Bob Sutton has a new book coming out: The Aâ€"hole Survival Guide: How to Deal With People Who Treat You Like Dirt.It offers a ton of excellent strategies for staying sane when you’re surrounded by horrible people. Let’s look at a few of the top tips  Bob has to offer…Dodge Bullets, NeoThe numero uno strategy for dealing with the workplace dregs of humanity is simple: avoid them. That doesn’t mean it’s always easy, but before you start having revenge fantasies the first thing you want to think about is how to minimize contact.Because the worst thing these monsters can do isn’t annoy or harass you - just like in a zombie or vampire film, they can turn you into one of them. If you spend most of your day around a jerk, your chance of becoming a jerk more than doubles.From  The Aâ€"hole Survival Guide: How to Deal With People Who Treat You Like Dirt:In 2016 Housma n told Fast Company that they discovered a “toxic density” effect: much like research shows rudeness spreads like a common cold, they found that sitting near a destructive jerk dramatically increases a worker’s risk of infection. Housman explained, “If you add a toxic worker to within a 25-foot radius of a focal worker, the chance that the focal worker becomes a toxic worker themselves more than doubles (112.5% increase).”Ask if you can move your desk. Spend time working in conference rooms or public spaces if possible.But that’s not always an option. So you may need a Secret Service detail. One of the best meta-strategies for coping with jerks is to band together with others who are suffering with you.If you’re lucky, you might have a supervisor who can provide some cover. But co-workers can  help too.If you and your allies  take turns “jumping on the grenade” and handling The Beast it can offer each of you some stress-free time to recover and actually get some wo rk done.From  The Aâ€"hole Survival Guide: How to Deal With People Who Treat You Like Dirt:A 2013 study of nearly two thousand Finnish dentists found that when they worked in close cooperation with their dental assistants, dentists suffered less pressure to present fake emotions to their patients and performed their jobs better. Part of the reason, the researchers suggest, is that a skilled dental assistant (who usually sees patients before the dentist and often sees them more frequently) can “buffer” the dentist from difficult and demanding patients. In other words, they take the patient’s flak and cool them out, which spares dentists from having to deal with it.But sometimes there’s nowhere to hide and there’s no way to  limit exposure to  a boss who roams around making life intolerable. So be a smart mouse and try hanging a bell around the cat’s neck.If the boss has a sympathetic assistant, get them on your side. They can tell you when the dragon is in a fire-breathin g mood and when he’s relatively calm and stable. This will allow you to know when it’s safe - and when it’s time to cower in the bathroom.From  The Aâ€"hole Survival Guide: How to Deal With People Who Treat You Like Dirt:In some places, the boss’s administrative assistant is recruited to inform colleagues when the boss is in a foul mood (and should be avoided or handled with care) or feeling upbeat (and it is a good time to visit or raise a sensitive subject.)(To learn more tips on living an awesome life, check out my book here.)But maybe  the duck and cover approach  ain’t gonna fly. Here’s where we need some serious psychology to keep your head on straight when someone is intent on making you miserable…Mind Tricks That Protect Your SoulCognitive Behavioral Therapy recommends something called “reappraisal.” That’s a fancy word for interpreting your situation differently. You may not be able to change the situation, but you can change how you perceive it. (Shout out to my  ancient Stoic homies.)It’s not a crisis - it’s a challenge. It’s not a frustration - it’s a puzzle to be solved. They’re not an intolerable boss - they’re a cranky child.From  The Aâ€"hole Survival Guide: How to Deal With People Who Treat You Like Dirt:Social psychologists and other researchers have shown that reframing (or “reappraising”) disturbing facts or distressing experiences in a more positive light - while not a cure-all - can provide relief. For example, whether the same experience is portrayed as a fun and exciting challenge - versus a distressing threat - can transform how people feel and perform in response.You want to depersonalize whatever stress they’re giving you. They’re in a bad mood or they have issues.  It’s not about you. Don’t treat dealing with them like a nightmare, take a lesson from Navy SEALs, Army Rangersand Special Forces  soldiers who all deal with stress by reappraising it as a game.But you will have to talk to your tormentor every now and then. And they’ll probably do their shouting act. When they do, take a tip from  debt collectors who routinely take abuse from the people they call. Slow your speech down and the more worked up the other side gets, the more calm you want to be.From  The Aâ€"hole Survival Guide: How to Deal With People Who Treat You Like Dirt:We were taught that the more irate the debtor - the more he or she screamed, swore and insulted us - the more long pauses we should take before answering questions and the more clearly and calmly we should talk.Hostage negotiators and clinical psychologists both use this same strategy to deal with the most out of control people imaginable.(To learn how to deal with a narcissist, click here.)So you can reappraise or slow things down to help you cope. But you don’t want these strategies to make you complacent when you’re dealing with serious abusive behavior. So how do you fight back?How To Fight BackTo sum up the bulk of th e research in one word: Don’t.It’s usually not worth it. First off, it’s unlikely to work. As Bob notes: “Hornstein found that 68% of the payback efforts that he studied failed to stop abusive bosses.”And having a desire to punish actually makes you miserable.From  The Aâ€"hole Survival Guide: How to Deal With People Who Treat You Like Dirt:Carlsmith explained, “In actuality punishers ruminate on their deed and feel worse than those who cannot avenge a wrong” and people “who don’t have a chance to take revenge are forced, in a sense, to move on a focus on something different.”Finding another job, switching roles, or avoiding the problem person have less of a chance of blowing up in your face and can put you on a better track to happiness.Still wanting revenge? Fine, have it your way - you bully. We’ll call this the “In case of emergency, break glass” section.Before taking the warpath, Bob suggests you think about three critical resources: How much power do you have? If you’re the janitor and you’re having problems with the CEO, good luck. If your tormentor is a peer, you’ve got a better shot at taking them on. Documentation: Avoid “he-said, she-said.” Keep track of abusive incidents, emails, etc. Go into the fight with real proof. Solidarity:  This is the big one. Don’t fight back  alone. Research shows a team effort to bring down a jerk is far more successful and safer than trying to be a hero by yourself. From  The Aâ€"hole Survival Guide: How to Deal With People Who Treat You Like Dirt:A study by Professor Pamela Lutgen-Sandvik found that when bullied employees banded together to fight back, authorities punished 58% of the abusers and none of the bullied employees were fired. But when employees battled alone, only 27% of the bullies were punished and 20% of the bullied employees were fired.And when you approach a superior or the HR department about the problem, you’re much more likely to have your complaint well-received if you have evidence and you seem like you’re focused on the greater good, not just a selfish desire to get even.From  The Aâ€"hole Survival Guide: How to Deal With People Who Treat You Like Dirt:Research on “moral anger” and “righteous anger” suggests that confrontation is most likely to reform offenders, be seen as socially acceptable, and mobilize support when: 1) It is justified - there is good evidence that the person is doing something bad. 2) The motivation for the confrontation is seen as constructive and aimed at improving the greater good; not just a selfish, vindictive, or irrational urge to inflict harm on an enemy or nemesis.(To learn how to deal with workplace psychopaths, click here.)Okay, we’ve learned a lot from Bob. Let’s round it up and find out how you can  reappraise bad behavior without even trying…Sum UpHere’s what Stanford professor Bob Sutton has to say about dealing with those impossible people in a toxic workplace: Avoid them: Move your desk, get backup or throw a bell around the cat’s neck so you know they’re coming. Use Reappraisal: It’s not a disaster, it’s a challenge. It’s not a blog post, it’s a masterful work of epic writing. Fight Back - Carefully: Don’t seek revenge. But if you do, evaluate the power dynamics, document everything, get help, and focus on the common good. Reappraisal can be incredibly powerful. You use it all the time - and often you don’t even know it. Many years ago I had an awful landlord. Just talking with the guy usually had me wondering how I’d need to angle his body to properly bury him in the flowerbed.But my roommate at the time was unflappable when dealing with the tyrant. I asked David how he did it. David replied, “His mother has cancer.”In the blink of an eye, the landlord went from an evil jerk to someone who was suffering. His rudeness didn’t stop, but I  never let him  get on my nerves again. I’d reappraised his behavior without even trying, just by seeing him in a different light.Fighting bad behavior rarely works. Avoiding it is a great strategy but it’s not always an option. Both of those two rely on the outside world being changed, and that’s why they’re difficult.But what you can always control is how you interpret what you see. So reappraise the awful behavior to something more acceptable. And as soon as you’re done weaving a more tolerable story, move on to step 2:Run for the exit.Join over 290,000 readers.  Get a free weekly update via email  here.Related posts:New Neuroscience Reveals 4 Rituals That Will Make You HappyNew Harvard Research Reveals A Fun Way To Be More SuccessfulHow To Get People To Like You: 7 Ways From An FBI Behavior ExpertThis article  originally appeared at Barking Up the Wrong Tree.

Apply the principles of long-term investing to everything

Apply the principles of long-term investing to everything Apply the principles of long-term investing to everything You probably know the effects compound growth can have on an investment over a number of years.With a long enough time and a sufficiently high-interest rate, the growth is always impressive.Follow Ladders on Flipboard!Follow Ladders’ magazines on Flipboard covering Happiness, Productivity, Job Satisfaction, Neuroscience, and more!Warren Buffett has been preaching the importance of compound interest for six decades, and it’s made him billions.Stephen Guise writes, “All who have been educated in basic finance know this about compound interest, but far too few think about their decisions in the same way, even though it works the same way.”The principle affects everyone the same because it depends on time.It’s no different than planting a tree. Naturally, the tree is going to be larger when it is 50 years old than it was when it was 20 years old.Compounding is the process where the value of an investment increases because the earnings on the investment, both capital gains, and interest, earn interest as time passes.When we apply the compound effect in our life, it can go both ways - either we will be moving forward in life or backward.The power of compounding can be applied to reading a book, eating healthy, spending quality time with the people you love, working out, getting up early, using a system to get things done, and changing many areas of your life.The results are dependent on the actions we take every day.Jeff Olson once said, “Those little things that will make you successful in life, that will secure your health, your happiness, your fulfillment and your dreams, are simple, subtle, tiny things that nobody will see, nobody will applaud, nobody will even notice. They are those things that, at the time you do them, often feel like they make absolutely no difference…like they don’t matter. But they do!”One of my core philosophies in life is performing simple daily actions and commitments each and every day to get a little bit closer to wha t I want.Daily actions, both positive and negative create a cumulative effect.Albert Einstein once noted that the most powerful force in the universe was the principle of compounding.Imagine you committed just ten minutes of your time to improve your life every day for an entire year.Or better still you made just one percent improvement in your life every day.After 365 days, your skills will compound to almost a  38x  improvement from your starting level.Conversely, a 1% decline every day (99%) will result, after 365 days, in a skill level of just 0.0255 of your starting level.Quite a phenomenal deterioration.Compound is one of the best ways to improve anything.Want to become more mindful?Practice just five minutes of meditation every day. You choose time and place.Want to start exercising?Start with just stretches in the morning and steadily increase time commitment and routines.Want to build long-term wealth?Invest just $50 into a broad-based fund every week. Once a month, I buy m ore shares of the Vanguard Index Fund and that’s it.The cost is low, and the risk is also relatively low (when a company that’s on an index goes bust, it gets replaced by another one).Compounding is like making “daily deposits” into goals, ideas, projects, people that are important to you, and watching them build over time.It’s an amazing process if you can commit to it daily, weekly or monthly.Acting rationally, consistently, has long-term effectsLife is a series of choices we make daily that add up to a large outcome.Every decision is a seed planted for your future.Good decisions…good outcome.Bad decisions…bad outcome.“It’s not the big things that add up in the end; it’s the hundreds, thousands, or millions of little things that separate the ordinary from the extraordinary, says Darren Hardy,” author of  The Compound Effect.Darren lays out a simple formula in the first chapter…Small, Smart Choices + Consistency + Time = RADICAL DIFFERENCEAccording to Darren , “Small, seemingly insignificant steps completed consistently over time will create a radical difference” in your life and put you on the road to the career success you want and deserve.Compounding is not different from the 10,000-hour rule.Malcolm Gladwell talks about it in his book best-selling book,  The Outliers.Every action has consequences on your future.Even the simplest choices compounds.Actions taken over time GROW.Darren explains, “The real cost of a four-dollar-a-day coffee habit over 20 years is $51,833.79. That’s the power of the Compound Effect.”ACTING or NOT ACTING is a decision you shouldn’t take lightly.Anything repeated over time ultimately creates a compounded result.There are countless actions you can take every day to reap the benefits of compounding:Honing your skill one day at a time, reading just five pages of a great book, choosing to eat 100 calories less, working out for just 10 minutes a day, taking a few minutes walk daily, meditating for fi ve minutes in the morning, drinking a glass of water when you wake up, getting up half an hour earlier to work on your passion project, expressing appreciation, starting a journal, saving a few dollars every month, and investing in your personal development even if it’s just a few minutes everyday, pays in the long-term.In fact, after just a year, the difference will be huge in your life.Cumulative discipline pays!Some of our choices support our growth, and some don’t.Choose your actions with care!Simple errors in judgment, that don’t seem to make any difference today, can cost you tomorrow.Becoming aware of your choices is the first step.“The first step toward change is awareness. If you want to get from where you are to where you want to be, you have to start by becoming aware of the choices that lead you away from your desired destination,” writes Darren Hardy.Making an informed choice today, not tomorrow, to mindful of your habits, actions, and decisions can change you r life.Compound effect makes all the difference in the world.You reap what you sow; you can’t get out of life what you’re not willing to put into it.Key takeawayToday is the BIG day to make decisions you will be thankful for by this time next year. You are at this point in your life because of the way you have treated every ‘today’ for decades.To apply the principles of compound growth in your life, aim to go the extra mile by 5% in every piece of work, interaction, or action you take.Starting today, set goals, map out a plan and commit to it every day.You deserve to live an extraordinary life, use the power of compounding to create the success you deserve.This article first appeared on Medium.You might also enjoy… New neuroscience reveals 4 rituals that will make you happy Strangers know your social class in the first seven words you say, study finds 10 lessons from Benjamin Franklin’s daily schedule that will double your productivity The worst mistakes you can make in an interview, according to 12 CEOs 10 habits of mentally strong people

Senior Information Architect Job Description

Senior Information Architect Job Description Senior Information Architect Job Description Senior Information Architect Job Description This senior information architect sample job description can assist in your creating a job application that will attract job candidates who are qualified for the job. Feel free to revise this job description to meet your specific job duties and job requirements. Senior Information Architect Job Responsibilities: Provides positive user experience by determining information structure for Web sites and Web applications; mentoring team members. Senior Information Architect Job Duties: Enhances information architecture team accomplishments and competence by planning delivery of solutions; answering technical and procedural questions for less experienced team members; teaching improved processes; mentoring team members. Identifies user requirements by researching and analyzing user needs, preferences, objectives, and working methods; studying how users consume content, including data categorization and labeling; meeting with focus groups. Plans information architecture by studying the site concept, strategy, and target audience; envisioning architectural scheme, information structure and features, functionality, and user-interface design; creating user scenarios; preparing data models; designing information structure, work-and dataflow, and navigation; evaluating information representation; conducting creative meetings. Organizes information by translating user behavior into media structure and elements; crafting interactive experiences; producing workflow diagrams, user scenarios, flowcharts, and storyboards; preparing interaction specifications, navigation rules, organization of information, and site maps; coordinating with business, technology, visual, structural, editorial, cognitive, and brand strategists. Implements information architecture by preparing paper and interactive prototypes and mockups including page layout and navigational elements; coordinating with Web Producer and Production Developer to integrate site concept, visual design, writing, interface, and navigational structure; documenting structure and processes. Validates information delivery by developing and completing usability test plans; evaluating traffic patterns; studying user feedback; coordinating with Usability Specialists. Updates job knowledge by tracking research regarding web design and usability; participating in educational opportunities; reading professional publications; maintaining personal networks; participating in professional organizations. Enhances organization reputation by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests; exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments. Senior Information Architect Skills and Qualifications: Requirements Analysis, Planning, Database Management, Data Modeling, Presenting Technical Information, Problem Solving, Strategic Planning, Initiative, Self-Motivated, Data Maintenance, Verbal Communication Employers: Post a job in minutes to reach candidates everywhere. Job Seekers: Search Senior Information Architect Jobs and apply on now. Read more abouthow to hire: Creating and Posting a Job in Monster Maintain a Legal Hiring Process Your Hiring Goal: Be the Dumbest One in the Room

Successful tech CEO Brit Morin has a great travel hack

Successful tech CEO Brit Morin has a great travel hack Successful tech CEO Brit Morin has a great travel hack Though being a CEO of a successful tech startup sounds quite fun, there is a lot of blood, sweat, tears and travel that goes into it. Brit Morin, the CEO and founder of lifestyle media company Brit + Co, knows this first hand as she may fly to New York from her home in San Francisco as much as four times a month for appearances on TV, public speaking engagements as well as just meeting with clients. “Work travel is becoming more and more common because we live in this globalized business world where you can work from anywhere and still be a part of all kind of industries, but the power of a face to face meeting is still so much greater than that of an email,” she told Ladders after an event with  Hilton  Hotels Resorts New Business Traveler Initiative.Follow Ladders on Flipboard!Follow Ladders’ magazines on Flipboard covering Happiness, Productivity, Job Satisfaction, Neuroscience, and more!Red-eye strategyBut she has a few super helpful productivity hacks for anyone trying to survive a hellish travel schedule. Morin actually suggests if you are flying from the West Coast to the East then you should opt for the red-eye, specifically the early red-eye flight. She calls it brutal but necessary. “With the early red-eye I land by 5 AM and then I can skip the traffic and get a few hours of sleep before my first meeting. If you add up [sleeping on the plane] and then in the hotel, it comes to 6 or 7 hours!” she told Ladders.But what about for the way back? Morin, who usually takes very short trips to the East Coast as she has two young kids at home, says she purposefully lets herself get behind on emails “because I’m  trying to maximize my time in that city and then I can use the plane ride home as an email catch up. That’s my approach.”Millennials and travelThough Morin mostly tries to do as much work and networking on her trips (though she confesses that getting to workout without a child interrupting her is a luxury she takes advantage of when s he travels for work) she knows it is a bit different for young, professional Millennials. A 2018  survey  commissioned by  Hilton Hotels Resorts  found that travel and discovering new things is many Millennials favorite past time. Actually, 75%  of young professionals in the U.S. see business travel as a major work perk and 65% consider it to be a status symbol. Nearly 40%  of Millennials go so far as to say they  wouldn’t take a job  that didn’t allow them to travel for business and 56%  create reasons to travel  for business. So clearly sacrificing watching  Stranger Things  is not a big deal for this group.“[Work trips] are important for Millennials because they like to travel. They like to explore new cities and even if it is a two-day trip they want to figure out the cool parts of town to stay in and the cool things to do while they are there,” she said. “Millennials would rather have experiences over a product.”You might also enjoy… New neuroscience reveals 4 rituals that will make you happy Strangers know your social class in the first seven words you say, study finds 10 lessons from Benjamin Franklin’s daily schedule that will double your productivity The worst mistakes you can make in an interview, according to 12 CEOs 10 habits of mentally strong people

8 Essential IT Skills to Improve Your Technology Job Search

8 Essential IT Skills to Improve Your Technology Job Search 8 Essential IT Skills to Improve Your Technology Job Search Staying current in the technology and IT certifications is just the start.A career in Information Technology requires skills previous generations of IT executives ignored or scorned. (People skills? What are those?) The modern IT executive must be a master of the technology he manages plus the business lines it supports. What follows are the eight essential skills, provided by tech pros themselves, that executives must demonstrate to advance in an IT career. Technical savvy There’s no getting around the fact that IT stands for “information technology.” Your experience must show a proven track record of leveraging technology to increase performance, productivity and competitive edge. But technical savvy is nothing without… Business acumen Hiring managers are looking for people who can integrate knowledge of technology with knowledge of business. Technology no longer just supports business â€" it drives it. The decisions made around technology, and the ability to identify new products and services that will take an organization to the next level, are among the most important made at almost all organizations. Communications skills Have you ever seen the “Saturday Night Live” skit where Jimmy Fallon plays Nick Burns, an IT help desk employee who revels in making end-users feel like idiots? It’s satire, of course, but there’s always a kernel of truth to satire. It can’t hurt to ensure that you are in no way falling into the “IT guy” stereotype, especially as you are looking to move up in the industry. Ask trusted colleagues among your organization for feedback on your communications skills, and take their constructive criticism to heart. The ability to speak multiple languages Along the same lines as No. 3, it’s important to be fluent in the languages (and different dialects) of technology, business, your organization’s industry and end-user concerns. Project management skills Hiring managers want to see that you have been successful at project management. It’s not enough to know your stuff; you have to know about everyone else’s stuff and be able to manage the various technologies, business applications, skills and personalities involved in a project. Certifications While certifications are not high on the lists of the experts who spoke with Ladders, if you do list your certifications, you have to also be able to articulate how you have applied them. “I’m not a fan of certifications by themselves,” said Robert Rosen, CIO of the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases. “We sometimes use them as a filter, but we put lots more weight on experience. I’ve seen too many certificate holders that couldn’t apply that knowledge.” A curious mind Hiring managers are looking for people who are always looking at how things work and how to make them better. “I found some of the greatest people have the attribute of frequently saying, ‘I wonder why it did that?’ and then finding out why,” Rosen said. Flexibility and foresight The rate of technological change is staggering, and employers require IT pros who are able to not only adapt to that change but to be out in front of it.