Impact of the covid-19 pandemic on the daily work of IT employees in Prague

Purpose: To provide insight on the effect of the sudden shift in working circumstances on IT workers in Prague. Methodology, design, and approach: - More than 500 IT workers from Prague who are presently working from home were questioned to find out how the lockdown has affected their daily routines. Using data from a previous study, the researchers compare the current working circumstances (CWC) to the old working conditions (OWC). Findings: More than half of all workers believe OWC needs to be re-evaluated; a majority of those polled said they preferred CWC's more flexible work schedules to OWC's. According to a large majority of respondents, most traditional employment features, such as pay and benefits, were either unchanged or had been improved upon in an overall good way. As a result, a significant number of workers stated that they were able to meet at least 80 percent of their job expectations if they were offered the choice of working remotely and on-site at the same time. When it comes to postCOVID-19 circumstances, workers' expectations are shifting. Research implications: This study may have been improved if different approaches were used to collect data, such as virtual crowdsourcing, to administer the survey. In addition, a more extensive phenomenological technique may have been used to add a qualitative method to the study. This would have liberated the findings from the effects of response restriction and the bias caused by prior professional experience. Even when quantitative and qualitative data are available, it's a good idea to include both. As the last point, future studies might benefit from a larger sample size to get a better picture. For policymakers, this study will provide a look at how their initial strategy for implementing remote work may be improved upon.