Reasons to be "just okay" with current job — Work data 2026 | Stack Overflow Developer Survey

Developer Survey 2026

Question

If you feel complacent at work, what is the primary driver?

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Data

	Respondents	Percent
I do not feel complacent	2,889	34.8%
Burnout/tech fatigue	1,753	21.1%
Economic uncertainty making me hesitant to switch roles	1,545	18.6%
AI automating the challenging parts of my job	822	9.9%
Lack of upward mobility due to corporate tightening	811	9.8%
Other	492	5.9%

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Stack Exchange Inc. (2026). “Reasons to be "just okay" with current job”. Stack Overflow Developer Survey 2026. Licensed under ODbL 1.0. https://survey.stackoverflow.co/2026/work/data/job-sat-complacent

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|  | Respondents | Percent |
| --- | ---: | ---: |
| I do not feel complacent | 2,889 | 34.8% |
| Burnout/tech fatigue | 1,753 | 21.1% |
| Economic uncertainty making me hesitant to switch roles | 1,545 | 18.6% |
| AI automating the challenging parts of my job | 822 | 9.9% |
| Lack of upward mobility due to corporate tightening | 811 | 9.8% |
| Other | 492 | 5.9% |

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