UNDERSTANDING IMPACT OF WORKPLACE ON LIFE
1. Aim of the Study:
To understand the influence of
workplace, and therefore work/employment, on the individual as well as on
his/her family life.
2. Objectives:
The
objectives of this Study are –
a)
To interview one male and one female person who is gainfully employed outside home
and
family member (living in the same household) of each of
these participants.
b)
To understand how the
workplace —exosystem, has an impact on microsystem and mesosytem; if any.
c)
To gain insights regarding the impact of workplace, and therefore
work/employment, on the individual as well as on his/her family life.
d) To gain family members perspective on the
impact of workplace on his/her family.
3. Method:
a) Material Required: Pen/pencil, paper, Notebook and voice recorder.
b) Procedure:
Selected one female respondent name Mr.
Darshana Deka, aged about 32 years, who have one six years old boy and
respondent’s mother in law and husband in her family. Both husband and wife is
teacher; i.e. gainfully employed outside of home. Selected another respondent
Mr. Shymanta Das aged about 40 years, who have wife and two kids; one is 12
years old boy and another is 08 years
old girl. The respondent is working in Indian Army posted in Kashmir. Both are
convinced telephonically by saying my aim and objectives of Study. Both were
familiar with me, hence rapport building in interview was easy. Prepared
questions for interview of respondents separately and fixed the time schedule.
Both the respondents are present in Guwahati; i.e. nearby me. They are denied
to use voice recorder, hence I have recorded the interview by pen and paper.
4. Findings/Results:
A.
Findings from Female respondent:
i) Impact of exosystem on microsystem and mesosystem.
In case of first respondent both the husband
and wife has to stay outside whole day due to their school duties. Respondent
has to go to school at 7.30 am and returned at 5.30 to 6 pm as she is working I
Delhi Public school. Husband goes to school at 8 am and comes to home at 2.30
pm and again go to coaching classes at 3.30 pm to 8.30pm. Due to this busy work schedule they could not
give time to their kid. Even both of them could not give time to each other.
The good relationship needs time. As per ecological theory the employment can
be considered as exosystem, family can be considered as mesosystem and kid can
be considered and microsystem. The employment of respondent affected the relationship
of family and the kid here.
The work stress makes their life hell.
It is a monotonous work, no adventure, no creativity. The respondent is
frustrated by work. In this lockdown period also online classes and coaching
making their life as busy as in normal routine. Both of them are not able to
spend enough time with family. As a result their kid adopted some discipline
and behavioural problems like not obey his grandmother, lack of concentration
in his studies, almost all time engaging him in internet etc. Respondent’s mother in law also annoyed due to
not giving time to the kid. Relationship of respondent and mother in law also
not good enough due to workplace stress and misunderstandings. This is the impact of workplace in family life
as per the respondent.
As per respondent’s mother in law, at
least mother should give time to her kid.
Mother in law has to look after the kid and kid does not obey her. Both
the husband and wife busy in earning money and kid adopting some unwanted
behavior. They could not give time to the family. Therefore, misunderstanding
creates easily in their family and these misunderstandings worsening the
relationship. Her daughter in law thought that her child’s behavior has been worsening
due to grandmother only.
B. Findings from Male respondent:
i)
Impact of exosystem on microsystem and
mesosystem.
In case of second respondent
as he is working in Indian Army he has to stay outside from home for 9 months
in a year. The leave also not granted in need of the respondent usually. The
absence of respondent leads various complications in his family like his wife
is over burdened by family work and his children especially elder boy going out
of control of his mother. Thus the employment as exosystem affected the
mesosystem as relationship of husband and wife and microsystem as the child.
ii)
As per respondent Impact of workplace on family life
As per statement of respondent the
defiant and disobedient nature of the child of respondent is only for his
absence in home. Wife of respondent also annoyed when he could not come to home
in need due to crisis of leave.
As per statement of respondent’s wife
it is very tough to maintain alone the children and household work without
supervision of father. Now the boy grown up and he are spending all time in
internet or outdoor game. He is becoming reluctant to his studies and defiant
in nature. He does not obey mother. In this situation presence of father is
urgently needed in home. The respondent could not keep the family with him or
could not come to home in time or for sufficient time. The absence creates
arguments between both husband and wife and it increases the possibilities of
worsening the relationship.
Exosystem involves links between a
social setting in which the individual does not have an active role and the
individual's immediate context.
Microsystem is the setting in which the
individual lives. These contexts include the person's family, peers, school and
neighbourhood. It is in the microsystem that the most direct interactions with
social agents take place, for example, with parents, peers and teachers. The
individual is not a passive recipient of experiences in these settings, but
someone who helps to construct the settings.
Mesosytem refers to relations between
microsystems or connection between the contexts. The mesosystem includes the
relation of family experiences to school experiences, school experiences to
religious experiences and family experiences to peer experiences.
On comparative analysis I found that
every member of family has some certain duties and their presence and absence
affected the kids and relationship of family members. Almost all are busy in
the race of earning but not careful to their kids and family relationship. On
questioning they answered that the earnings are also for the kids and other
family members. Both the families are suffering from the crisis of time. Giving
time to the relationship is unavoidable factor. Spending time with kid and
relatives concrete the good relationship.
6. Conclusions:
Parenting is the most fulfilling job
that we will ever have, but it’s not without its challenges. Modern family life
can be stressful and with various pressures on families it’s not always easy.
Ultimately, parents want what is best for their child and a strong parent-child
relationship can help lead to better outcomes for children.
One of the simplest things can do for relationship
is to be proactive in managing the time spend on us, being a couple, and being
a family. Many times life gets busy and a committed partner slips into becoming
a roommate who is also exhausted. Work,
kids, social obligations; all these things will take every bit of time we have
and more if we do not manage them. Folks who make love last learn how to set
boundaries in their different roles, and give time to what is important to
them. The respondents should think about it like this, they must make time for
themself as an individual, as part of a couple, as their role in a family. Dedicate too much time to one of those
identities and the others become neglected, also problems can pop up in the
role where they are over functioning.
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