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2022 | 81 | 107-120

Article title

"Finally, We Could Have Slower Mornings and Proper Breakfasts!": Mapping Parenting Experience During Pandemic-Enforced Lockdown in Poland

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"Wreszcie możemy mieć wolniejsze poranki i porządne śniadania!": mapowanie doświadczeń rodzicielskich podczas lockdownu w Polsce spowodowanego pandemią COVID19

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Celem tego badania jest zidentyfikowanie kluczowych momentów w doświadczeniach matek, które były aktywne zawodowo, a jednocześnie opiekowały się dziećmi podczas wprowadzenia ścisłej izolacji społecznej związanej z ogłoszeniem stanu pandemicznego w Polsce między marcem a majem 2020 roku. Wnioski przedstawione w artykule dotyczą badania mieszanego. Większość danych uzyskano w ankiecie zrealizowanej w formule online pomiędzy 14 a 30 maja 2020 roku, w której zebrane zostały 153 odpowiedzi dotyczące najbardziej pozytywnych i najtrudniejszych momentów w doświadczeniu matek, które jednocześnie pracowały i opiekowały się dziećmi. Treści odpowiedzi na pytania otwarte zostały poddane analizie tematycznej. Dane w drugiej części badania uzyskane zostały w pięciu wywiadach pogłębionych z HR business partnerami pracującymi w firmach globalnych. Te wnioski miały charakter uzupełniający i ilustrujący doświadczenia zidentyfikowane w ilościowej części badania. Wnioski z badań zostały przedstawione w formie listy pozytywnych i negatywnych momentów w doświadczeniach tego okresu. Wśród „trudności” znalazły się m.in. wypełnianie codziennych obowiązków, w szczególności przygotowanie posiłków dla rodziny, a także postrzeganie siebie jako „niewystarczającej matki i niewystarczającego pracownika”. Z kolei doświadczenia pozytywne z tego okresu odnoszą się do wolniejszego tempa życia i docenienia spędzania czasu razem oraz możliwości obserwowania rozwoju i samodzielności dzieci w tej wyjątkowej sytuacji przymusowego pozostania w domu. Wnioski z badań potwierdzają wagę umożliwiania pracującym matkom decydowania o swoim sposobie pracy, np. ustalania priorytetów, organizowania dnia pracy, a także rolę zapewnienia elastyczności czasowej w wykonywaniu zadań. Druga konkluzja dotyczy konieczności podkreślania jeszcze bardziej niż w czasach przedpandemicznych oczekiwań przełożonego wobec pracy, co odnosi się nie tylko do wymaganych rezultatów, ale także opisania reguł działania w nowych okolicznościach czy określenia poziomu widoczności danej osoby podczas spotkań online.
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The aim of this study was to explore and indicate key moments in the experience of the Polish mothers who are caregivers and worked professionally during a national COVID-related lockdown between March and May 2020. This is a mixed-methods study. The main data was collected by an online survey (n=153) run between 14 and 30 May 2020 asking parents about the most challenging and the most positive moments they experienced during a homestay with their children. The responses were coded thematically. Additionally, five in-depth interviews with HR Business Partners in multinational companies have been conducted. As a result, the list of “positive” and “challenging” moments has been established identifying challenging areas such as: organizing daily routines, especially meals for all family members, and selfperception of being neither a “good enough” parent nor a productive employee. The positive discoveries about this unusual reality included seeing the national lockdown as an opportunity for a “slower pace of living”, strengthening family bonds, and experiencing the children’s independence in daily routines. In conclusion, the findings emphasise the importance of enabling flexibility to employees in giving the flexibility to decide on and organise his work schedule and priorities, expectations setting, and defining the desired outcome of work with a supervisor including clear communication about the expected level of availability and visibility in front of the computer.

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81

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107-120

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2022

Contributors

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  • Management in Network and Digital Societies (MINDS) Department, Kozminski University, ul. Jagiellońska 57, 03-301 Warszawa
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  • The New Research on Digital Societies Research, Kozminski University, ul. Jagiellońska 57, 03-301 Warszawa

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2134465

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