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survey.stackoverflow.co
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Report
Hiring Trends & Job Market Data

Stack Overflow Developer Survey 2026

Sixteenth annual Stack Overflow survey of more than 30,000 developers and technologists across 169 countries, covering AI usage, job satisfaction, employment arrangements, and technology trends. Reports that 33% of respondents are not happy at work and that freelance/self-employed status rose from 3.9% to 10.5% year over year.

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survey.stackoverflow.coAdded Oct 6, 20260 opens
Frontiers
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Research Paper
Technology & Ethics

The rise of AI in the workplace: why perceived organizational support fails to protect long-term career satisfaction

Authors
João Matias, Joana Carneiro Pinto
Venue
Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence (peer-reviewed journal)
Published
September 2026
ID
DOI 10.3389/frai.2026.1891537

Open-access study in Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence on how workers' career satisfaction holds up as AI enters their jobs, and why feeling supported by an employer does not fully cushion the effect over time.

From the site: IntroductionThe growing integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) into the workplace is reshaping employees’ perceptions of job and career stability, poten...

Why I recommend it: Useful if you are coaching people through AI-driven change at work: the finding is that reassurance from an employer alone does not protect long-term satisfaction. Peer-reviewed and free to read in full.

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FrontiersAdded Sep 18, 20260 opens