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SAE-03:Hridya K T

UST Kochi

Benefits and Challenges of Hybrid work model in IT Industry

From Early 2020 almost all IT companies declared complete Work from Home policy due to the unexpected pandemic. The only sector having the privilege of complete work from home was IT sector where all the fields like banking , health sector etc where in trouble.

As a part of returning to normal life instead of asking everyone to return for all the working days, now IT companies has bought Hybrid Work Model, where employee must be in office for at least three working days which is very flexible system.But of course, there is another side of the coin as well, where we have a question regarding security, people relationship etc. Let me deep dive to this topic little bit.

For all working mothers, I have seen much advantage on hybrid work model. Since it helps in work life balance of an individual. People can balance personal as well as professional life parallelly. All resources will get more time in a day since travelling time can be ignored and the the morning peak time stress can be reduced. Hence one can feel more relaxed and work quality and can extend the work hours.I feel companies are also can achieve more profits, since workspace used is less. Internet charge, electricity, water cost etc can be saved more.An individual can be in his comfort zone and work.Fewer people in the office means fewer chances of passing on illnesses. Infections are less likely when there are fewer workers on premises. 

But there are some disadvantages also for hybrid work model. As people start working remotely, interpersonal relationships are harmed. Absence of many festive celebrations like onam celebration, Christmas etc are making like a bit boring. Since there is not a fixed time to work, sometimes over work hours are making us stressful.

Employees working outside the office could create cybersecurity vulnerabilities. They may use personal computers for work or connect to unsecured networks. An organization must confirm all remote employees meet their security standards.