The purpose of the study was to find out how employees who previously worked at a permanent, office-workplace experienced working from home during the conditions of the pandemic. The study used a qualitative method, with a semi-structured interview, in which the textual material where analyzed through thematic analysis. The data collection where done by interviewing eight full-time civil servants. The inclusion criterias for these were to have worked at home to at least 50% for at least one year.Three themes where identified in the study:• Not being on site with colleagues and perceived workload• Prerequisites for positive experiences of working from home• New forms of meetings and belonging to a contextThe study's conclusions are that despite the fact that there are some negative experiences of working from home, all participants in the study express that they want to continue working from home to a high degree, even after the pandemic. This is because there are predominantly positive experiences linked to working from home. The lack of colleagues on site has partly been compensated by good and appropriate technology, as well as changing working and meeting forms. The feeling of being able to choose how to set up your workday and how to combine it with private life and interaction with family are strongly positive expressions that all participants cite as reasons for wanting to continue working from home. Throughout, participants experience more energy, less stress, more perceived freedom and a sense of effective everyday life, something that is in line with current research and knowledge in the field.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA1/oai:DiVA.org:kau-91401 |
| Date | January 2022 |
| Creators | Papp, Andreas |
| Publisher | Karlstads universitet, Institutionen för sociala och psykologiska studier (from 2013) |
| Source Sets | DiVA Archive at Upsalla University |
| Language | Swedish |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Student thesis, info:eu-repo/semantics/bachelorThesis, text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
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