Work Life Balance Post COVID-19

Abstract

The two most important domains of an individual’s life are work and family. Work and Home can be called two different domains that people have associated with different rules, thought patterns and behaviors. The ability of workers to balance their work and family lives depends on the characteristics of their jobs as well as their individual and family variables and situations. One of the key potential areas of conflict associated with work-life balance relates to travel-to-work. Work-life issues are particularly sensitive to national contexts. Certainly, for most people, different roles and the management of them are desirable. Most people are multidimensional, and work and life are complementary. Conflict is often caused by the incompatible personal expectations of work and life roles. The forced lockdown during COVID-19 has not improved the work life balance for most people even though they were able to spend more time with family and there was no commute time. Many have lost the fascination for exotic places and may prefer to go nearby places for leisure as there is much fear in travel especially international one. These will have a great impact on the tourism industry post COVID-19 as food, travel, stay and leisure activities are the main components of tourism.