A survey of 65 countries by workplace software developer Atlassian found that people around the world began telecommuting earlier and disconnected much later. Israelis added 47 minutes to their average workday, while Indians spent 32 more minutes at work in April and May compared to the beginning of the year, as did Australians and Americans.
While Work from home (WFH) has taken away the long trips, it really hasn’t added as much time as people had imagined. Hyderabad-based IT professional Puneet Srivastav, who always enjoyed flexible hours, says the WFH was previously a euphemism for “work from home” and was used as an opportunity to finish chores or pay a visit to the home. doctor or school. “Now I am chained to the desk. We are always supposed to be available for meetings, ”he says.
The study also indicates that while working remotely, people completed a greater amount of work in the morning and evening, while productivity dropped during the afternoon. This could indicate that employees were taking advantage of the WFH’s added flexibility, but could be invading what would have previously been time off. This shows how the boundaries between home and office blurred during the pandemic. The study noted, “Even those without caregiving responsibilities reported having difficulty delineating between working time and personal time, and they were prone to working long hours without taking a break. More than half of those surveyed said it is more difficult to maintain the boundaries between work and life now than before the pandemic, and 23% reported that they think about work during their off hours more than they used to. ”
As is the case with a West Delhi corporate executive who calls the WFH “working full hours.” He logs in on a 12-hour day and after a dinner break submits a daily report until 2 a.m. M. “There is no break from work like travel time or the little tea breaks we had at the office. Our family, all working or studying from home, have turned to ready-made flatbreads and packaged food because no one has time to cook, ”he says.
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