Yet another way the pandemic is burdening working parents.
You’re not alone if you feel like your manager is giving you assignments outside of your job description. In fact, 92 percent of employees are doing more at work than what their job role calls for, according to a new survey from ZenBusiness.
The business growth corporation looked at how job roles and responsibilities have changed since the pandemic hit, and how it’s affected employees. The survey polled over 1,000 employees in mid-April.
While about 84 percent of respondents agreed it’s sometimes necessary to take on responsibilities outside of your specific role, 25 percent of employees reported they had more work due to the pandemic. Further, respondents who reported job dissatisfaction spent 32 percent of their workday performing duties outside of their role. On average, employees were responsible for 2.3 roles outside of their specified job.
As if working parents didn’t have enough responsibilities already, the coronavirus outbreak is threatening the future of the workforce altogether, and there’s no relief in sight. Pandemic-induced economic turmoil has impacted companies nationwide, leading to layoffs, furloughs, and voluntary resignations, as employees depart to take care of loved ones. It means more responsibilities for those still fortunate enough to be employed.
Working parents (read: moms) have been hit especially hard by it all. Outside of work responsibilities, moms are dealing with 65+ hours of chores per week (twice as many as pre-pandemic), and with only 2.6 uninterrupted work hours per day (half as many as dads), it’s no wonder women are twice as likely to quit their jobs following the pandemic. More broadly, over a quarter of parents are planning on taking a break or leaving their jobs permanently due to the pandemic.
With compounded responsibilities both at work and at home, plus a good chance of daycares and schools remaining closed come fall, the pandemic might ultimately stunt women’s progress as a whole as women leave the workforce to take care of their little ones. If companies don’t put working parents’ best interests first, they’ll likely see staff turnover sooner rather than later.
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Yet another way the pandemic is burdening working parents.
A new study shows the toll the pandemic is having on employees nationwide.
