AI Culture Fuels 'Quiet Burnout' in Tech: 83% Indian IT Pros Affected

• Generative AI tools, intended to ease workload, are instead driving Indian tech professionals into 'quiet burnout' with increased demands.
• A Blind survey reveals 83% of Indian IT professionals experience burnout, and 72% work over 48 hours weekly, with 25% exceeding 70 hours.
• Quiet burnout differs from traditional burnout or quiet quitting; employees remain functional but are internally drained, disengaged, and cognitively exhausted.
• The perceived threat of replaceability by AI creates sustained anxiety, leading to overwork, presenteeism, and reluctance to take leave.
• The constant pressure for faster output and managing AI-generated code, coupled with blurred work-life boundaries, contributes to severe mental and physical health issues, including increased suicides.