The life satisfaction of individuals had, as expected, declined during
the lockdown phase, as was indicated by a prior study (Leeuwen &
Lepage, 2020). When tried to understand their state of mind during the
lockdown, it was seen that 61.2% felt they were in a normal state of
mind and 31.1% were happy. 19.1% people said they were worried, 7.7%
unhappy, 6% depressed and 4% scared. People from places that had a
high number of COVID-19 cases could be the ones who were worried and
scared. People who had been stuck all alone during the lockdown, not
being able to go home due to lack of transportation facilities, or to
eliminate the risk of institutional quarantine could be the ones who
felt lonely and depressed.
Job satisfaction too shows a gradual decline during the lockdown. This
was in line with what was expected, as a lot of people have not been
able to work at all because of the imposed conditions. Those who have
been working from their workplaces have mostly been associated with
essential services, and working may have been stressful given the
situation and fear of getting the disease from their workplace. 62.7 %
of the people who have been working from home have found the work from
home culture beneficial and have accepted it positively. Table 3 shows
how the culture was beneficial to them. The most popular reasons were
flexible schedules and the availability of homely and timely food. This
also gave them a great opportunity to spend time with their loved ones.
Many also suggested they could now give better time to their children
even on a working day. Some thought that having their home as their
workplace made them more comfortable. Not having to commute to their
workplace saved people a great deal of time, especially in major cities
with heavy traffic. Even with working hours remaining intact, the time
saved from commuting could have helped them spend it on things that were
way more productive. Working professionals, in general, do not have time
left in their busy schedules to indulge in learning something new. This
lockdown has provided them with ample time to indulge in online courses
and other activities.