The lovely people at A List Apart are running a demographic survey about people who build web sites.
Here’s a bit of the ALA blurb about why the survey is important:
“Possibly the most important invention of the past century, the web is undeniably one of the most robust engines of knowledge transfer, political and social change, artistic endeavor, and economic growth the world has seen.
“Remove the web, and billions in trade disappear. Websites enable people who can’t walk to run to the store. They bring knowledge and freedom of thought to places where such things are scarce; make every person with a connection a citizen of the world; and allow every citizen to be heard.
“Yet nobody bothered to conduct a serious inquiry into the working conditions of people who make websites until A List Apart launched its first survey in 2007…
“The responses to last year’s survey began teaching the world about the previously invisible profession powering its information economy.”
The results of last year’s survey are freely available, as are the original datasets of 33,000 responses.
It only takes about five minutes to complete the 2008 survey. If nothing else, it’s an opportunity to reflect on your current situation. Are you happy in your role? What are your professional goals for the next 12 months? Are you valued by your employer/clients? How do they show it?
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