How to deal with silent shutdowns, the state of IT budgets, IT professionals looking for new jobs, and more in this week’s roundup of TechRepublic’s best tech news.
TechRepublic’s news this week usually follows a theme that’s on everyone’s mind as inflation rises and companies begin to cut spending: how businesses and IT professionals are tackling happiness in the workplace.
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Generate a list of Microsoft Excel sheet names by displaying Power Query metadata
TL;DR: If you mainly work in Microsoft Excel, you’ll probably spend your days adding an infinite number of sheets to a single workbook to keep everything in one place. When those sheets get unwieldy and you find yourself scrolling back and forth between tabs, it might be time to create a reference page.
IT budgets don’t keep up with inflation
TL;DR: Pessimism abounds, as a Gartner survey of more than 2,000 CIOs found that nominal IT budgets will grow 5.1% globally and 4.8% in North America. Those percentages are not enough.
More than half of IT professionals surveyed are likely to start looking for a new job in the next 12 months
TL;DR: The IT crowd makes its views loud and clear. Skillsoft surveyed nearly 8,000 people to analyze IT salaries and certifications, find out what challenges the industry faces, and more.
10 Top Rated U.S. Companies for Work-Life Balance
TL;DR: Glassdoor is the one asking the questions, and it found that 71% of employees cited work-life balance as an important factor in job and company searches. We won’t reveal the companies that did well, but their employees had plenty of quotes to share.
Quitting Quietly: Why Leaders Should Address It as a Trust Issue
TL;DR: Patrick Gray provides colorful commentary on this theme, advising leaders on how to gain the trust of their employees. Shout it from the rooftops if you like, but quitting quietly is a new term for an old leadership problem.
