Understanding Working from Home Practical Changes and Adaptations During the COVID-19 Pandemic

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2109.13643v1
• Date: Wed, 22 Sep 2021 15:54:02 GMT
• Title: Understanding Working from Home Practical Changes and Adaptations During the COVID-19 Pandemic
• Authors: Jie Cai, Sarah J Ryu, Hyejin Hannah Kum-Biocca, Donghee Yvette Wohn
• Abstract summary: We interviewed 46 participants who were forced to work from home. Results show that there is an increased reliance on asynchronous communication. We pointed out how technology can potentially play a larger role in supporting communication and coping with environmental changes in the future.
• Score: 8.476957294446539
• License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
• Abstract: While much work focuses on the impacts of the pandemic on people's psychological and physical health, it is still unclear about the practical changes and adaptations. In this work, we interviewed 46 participants who were forced to work from home. Results show that there is an increased reliance on asynchronous communication, which slowed communication efficiency and decreased initiative to communicate. The home environment causes distraction from households and lacked facilities but is embraced by a group of people. Many people had to passively adapt to the communication and environmental changes and accept the limitations of technology, a situation that is not sustainable in the long run. We pointed out how technology can potentially play a larger role in supporting communication and coping with environmental changes in the future.

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