A Study of Quality of Life of Working Professionals during COVID-19 Pandemic
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The recent COVID-19 Pandemic has created havoc in the order of the world in terms of health care, well being as well as economy. India has also been affected adversely by this pandemic. The adverse effects are evident in health of the people; their well being is negatively affected because of this deadly virus. Apart from the health aspect, the lockdown that happened as a precautionary measure in time of the pandemic affected the economy of the nation in a negative way. The GDP of our country has dropped significantly lower which is most adversely affecting the working professionals of our country. Due to the sinking economy employment instability has increased manifold. People have either lost their jobs or are very apprehensive about the fact that they might lose their jobs in future. The currently working professionals are also not being paid full salaries; their salary is either cut to some amount or is reduced to half. These uncertainties in jobs are affecting people’s financial condition. Already people are physically affected by corona conditions and psychologically also there is a lot of apprehension regarding the corona virus conditions and when will the situations be normal. All these aspects are affecting the quality of life of working professionals. Quality of life as defined by WHO is the individual’s perception of their position in life in the context of the culture and value systems in which they live and in relation to their goals. The quality of life of an individual is mainly assessed in terms of physical aspect, psychological aspect, social relationships and environmental aspect. These aspects, in light of the covid situation’s impact on working professionals, are discussed in detail further in the paper.
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