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What Country or Region do you live in? Answer Options Australia Canada Germany France Italy India Netherlands Russia United Kingdom United States Other Response Percent 3.7% 6.4% 3.5% 1.4% 1.3% 1.5% 2.3% 1.6% 11.7% 44.8% 21.9% Response Count 78 136 75 30 27 32 48 34 248 953 466 2127 1

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What Country or Region do you live in?

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How many years of professional programming experience do you have? Answer Options 0 <2 3-5 6-8 9 - 11 12 + Response Percent 2.2% 9.1% 22.0% 21.6% 16.9% 28.2% Response Count 47 193 468 459 360 600 2127 1

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How many years of professional programming experience do you have?

0 <2 3-5 6-8 9 - 11 12 +

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How many professional programming jobs have you held? Answer Options 0 1 2 3 4 5+ Response Percent 0.8% 15.6% 24.7% 21.0% 15.5% 22.4% Response Count 17 321 507 431 319 460 2055 73

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How many professional programming jobs have you held?

0 1 2 3 4 5+

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What is your current company's size? Answer Options Start Up (1 - 24) Small Business (25 - 99) Medium Business (100 - 999) Enterprise (1000+) Other Response Percent 26.2% 23.4% 21.5% 26.6% 2.4% Response Count 538 480 442 546 49 2055 73

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What is your current company's size?

Start Up (1 - 24) Small Business (25 - 99) Medium Business (100 - 999) Enterprise (1000+) Other

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Is your company in the Software/Internet/IT industry? Answer Options Yes No Response Percent 79.1% 20.9% Response Count 1619 429 2048 80

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Is your company in the Software/Internet/IT industry?

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Please rate how important each of the following characteristics of a company/job offer are to you. Please select a MAXIMUM of 3 items as "Non-Negotiables" to help us identify the most important items, those where you would never consider a company if they didn't meet them. Not Very Somewhat NonRating Response Answer Options Don't Care Very Important Important Important Negotiable Average Count Room for Growth of Skills/Knowledge 9 22 186 907 706 4.25 1830 High Caliber Team 5 30 260 1065 481 4.08 1841 Positive Organization Structure 6 35 281 1113 397 4.02 1832 Opportunity to Use/Learn New Technologies 12 49 370 1001 407 3.95 1839 Lots of Control Over Your Own Work 11 56 429 1002 339 3.87 1837 Excitement About the Company's Products 34 137 598 839 234 3.60 1842 Convenient Commute or Telecommute 44 183 585 733 291 3.57 1836 High Base Compensation 18 140 769 713 184 3.50 1824 Identification With the Company/Goals 48 212 606 789 173 3.45 1828 Quality of Workstation 34 207 651 779 163 3.45 1834 High Ratio of Writing New Code vs Maintaining 52 223 739 698 122 3.34 1834 Office in a Desirable City/Area 96 292 643 592 204 3.28 1827 High Quality Office Space 76 388 824 492 52 3.03 1832 Stock Options/Profit Sharing Program 244 655 669 230 27 2.53 1825 answered question 1857 skipped question 271 4.50 4.00 3.50 3.00 2.50 2.00 1.50 1.00 0.50 0.00

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When comparing offers from two companies, would you accept an offer of at least 10% less from a company who better fit the criteria you listed above? Response Response Answer Options Percent Count Yes 93.4% 1735 No 6.6% 122 answered question 1857 skipped question 271

When comparing offers from two companies, would you accept an offer of at least 10% less from a company who better fit the criteria you listed above?

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Have you ever declined a job offer because of your perception of the company's office quality or management structure? Response Response Answer Options Percent Count Yes 60.1% 1112 No 39.9% 737 answered question 1849 skipped question 279

Have you ever declined a job offer because of your perception of the company's office quality or management structure?

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