Authors:
Chere Yturralde, Janet Ramos

Addresses:
1Department of Business Programs, Angeles University Foundation, Angeles City Pampanga, Philippines. 2Department of Business Programs, University of the East, Manila, Philippines. yturraldecc@auf.edu.ph1, janet.ramos@ue.edu.ph2 

Abstract:

This study examines how the COVID-19 epidemic affected employee work setup choices. Employees were questioned about work-from-home (WFH), in-office, and hybrid work arrangements during and after the epidemic. The 2020 study found that most employees were satisfied with the home facility during the crisis primarily because of COVID-19; otherwise, most people would want to work in their offices. This study will test the outcomes with a new group of volunteers with different demographics during the pandemic after two years of work-from-home. This research is descriptive and deductive. The quantitative approach uses a Likert scale survey to answer the study question and achieve its goals. Most respondents preferred work-from-home (WFH) over hybrid or office setups. Data factors, including age, gender, marital status, employment role, and firm tenure, did not significantly affect this preference. After the pandemic, 77.35 percent picked Work from Home (WFH), 19.38 percent chose a hybrid setup, and a few days can be spent in the office. Time and cost savings (89.28 percent) and convenience (85.70 percent) were the top two reasons respondents chose their preferred work setup. On other days, they work from home, and 3.42 percent prefer the office. Most people firmly agree that home experiences are friendlier when the company supports them in doing their jobs, supervisors provide help and direction, and all levels of the organization appreciate and communicate. The population strongly disputed that they experienced burnout and that WFH would reduce productivity. 

Keywords: Work From Home (WFH); Office Work Setup; Covid-19 Pandemic; Hybrid Work Setup; Interim Solution; Several Businesses; Philippine Economic Zone Association (PEZA); Work Position Demographic.

Received on: 19/07/2023, Revised on: 22/10/2023, Accepted on: 10/11/2023, Published on: 24/12/2023

FMDB Transactions on Sustainable Technoprise Letters, 2023 Vol. 1 No. 4, Pages: 231-243

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