Experts spoke about the impact of remote work on family relationships
Remote work blurs the boundaries between personal life and professional responsibilities, which can lead to conflicts. All the details are in the Izvestia article.
Risks of the deleted format
Fully remote work carries psychological costs associated with the lack of a clear division of roles. When a home becomes an office, it is more difficult for an employee to switch to communicating with loved ones, which increases emotional fatigue. In addition, overwork is more common on the remote site, as the ritual of leaving the office disappears, and employees strive to constantly prove their effectiveness to the manager.
Roman Yerkhov, CEO of TuBi recruitment company, notes that the use of modern technologies, including artificial intelligence (AI), does not always reduce the workload. Often, the released time is filled with new tasks, which increases the demands on the amount of work.
"The main problem is not the format itself, but the lack of clear boundaries between work and personal life. When a house becomes an office at the same time, a person ceases to fully switch between professional and family roles," Roman Yerkhov said.
Impact on personal relationships
Working from home can imperceptibly change a couple's usual lifestyle. When partners spend all their time together, personal boundaries blur, and irritation can arise from the lack of opportunity to be alone with themselves. Gradually, the partner begins to be associated with work tasks, rather than with rest.
Problems are indicated by the reduction of emotional contact and the reduction of conversations exclusively to domestic or business issues. Practical psychologist Tatiana Goldman emphasizes that symbolic rituals of the end of the working day and high-quality attention to each other without gadgets are important for maintaining intimacy.
"This is often not enough for the psyche to get out of working mode and get involved in a relationship. In psychology, there is a concept of the need for autonomy — every person needs time and space where they can be alone with themselves," explained Tatiana Goldman.
At the same time, it is important to regularly create situations in which partners are not just nearby, but pay attention to each other, talk, and spend time without gadgets and work issues. It is the quality of communication, rather than the number of hours spent together, that has the strongest effect on relationship satisfaction. Therefore, respect for personal boundaries, the opportunity to spend time apart sometimes, and conscious attention to each other remain among the most effective ways to maintain intimacy, even if both partners work from home, the expert emphasizes.
Ways to maintain balance
The most healthy option today is considered to be a hybrid work model. It allows you to combine the flexibility of a schedule with live communication in a team, which is important for psychological well-being. The office format is still relevant for young professionals whose work requires constant interaction with colleagues.
To minimize the negative impact of remoting, experts recommend fixing the start and end times of the working day, equipping a separate place for work and disabling notifications in your free time. Following these rules helps to build boundaries and maintain harmony in the family.
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