Survey

Three in four reporting software engineers described retaliation.

Engprax / Survation · United Kingdom · 2023

What the record describes: In a survey of 280 UK software engineers, 75% of those who spoke up about suspected wrongdoing reported retaliation on their latest report. Among those who stayed silent, 59% cited fear of management retaliation.
Source: Engprax, The Dark Side of Software Development; polling by Survation →
What remains limited or unresolved: These are respondents’ accounts. The 75% applies to engineers who reported wrongdoing, not all engineers, and does not measure psychiatric referrals.

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