Journal Article

·2022 OPEN ACCESS

Virus in the Office: Effects of Transition to Work from Home System Due to Covid-19 Pandemic on Employees Work-Life Conflict and a Qualitative Research on Resolutions

Nazlı YÜCEOL YTU , Ceylan Merve BİNİCİ YTU

İstanbul Gelişim Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi

Abstract

The Covid-19 Pandemic makes working-from-home mandatory creates some difficulties for employees. This study was prepared to investigate the possible effects of changeover to the working-from-home system due to the Pandemic on employees' work-life conflicts and to offer solutions. The research was carried out at an international independent research company's head office which involved full-time office workers. With the structured interview, 10 people who have different life structures about home life, the number of people staying at home and their roles at home were interviewed. By examining the interview transcripts, 4 common themes were found as the effects of the Covid-19 Pandemic, the effects of working-from-home, the work-life conflict, and the effects of the pandemic process. It has been observed that the working-from-home system creates work-life conflict and the different home life structure affects the situation. Individual and managerial strategies are necessary for the resolution of work-life conflicts.

Keywords

Pandemic Working life Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) Work (physics) Changeover Psychology Sociology Medicine Computer science Engineering

Subject Areas

Work-Family Balance Challenges ·Sociology and Political Science ·Social Sciences
Workaholism, burnout, and well-being ·Social Psychology ·Social Sciences
Gender Studies and Social Issues ·Gender Studies ·Social Sciences

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