A Study to Assess the Work Life Balance of IT Professionals Working from Home during COVID-19 Pandemic in Selected IT Departments in India

Abstract

In a rapid response to tackle the severely spreading COVID-19 disease, several public measures were enforced by the governments including immediate closure of workplaces. Due to this, all the small, medium and large-scale IT firms in India had to undergo sudden adoption of work from home model without any prior planning or preparation. Every employee has seen a sudden departure from office environment to work from home environment which has brought many changes in their lives both psychologically and physically. This study focusses on assessing the work life balance of IT employees in work from home model during the COVID-19 pandemic. A descriptive research approach was adopted where 60 IT employees were selected using non probability convenient sampling. A self-structured tool to assess the working status and living status of IT employees working from home during COVID-19 is prepared. Quantitative data was collected using the online survey form and the responses were recorded. Collected data was analyzed using inferential and descriptive analysis. Results indicate a moderately positive correlation between the working status and living status of IT employees working from home. Mean score analysis show that employees’ self-analyzed work satisfaction is higher than the life satisfaction in work from home model. Employees’ type of staying has a significant association with their working status, while the living status is not statistically associated with selected socio-demographic variables.