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"Pandemic and Beyond: Navigating the New Normal" E - Book Year 2020

is a general cause of concern among respondents about people losing jobs and people
unable to nd jobs. 41% of the respondents show very high concern for people losing
jobs in the aftermath of COVID19, and 34% show high and very concern, equally, about
people unable to nd jobs in the current situation. This is exhibited in the graph and
table in Figure 4.
Figure 4 – Concern about Jobs

People losing jobs - People unable to nd jobs -
Rating Points
Frequency Frequency
1 (Not a Concern at all) 3 4 3 4 4
2 (Less Concern) 10 23 10 23

3 (Neutral) 49 62 49 62
4 (Concern) 102 93 102 93
5 (Very high Concern) 113 95 113 95
Grand Total 277 277 277 277

Evidently the lockdown and an anticipation of its continuity have created a negative
sentiment about availability of jobs and general employment scenario. Work from home
and use of technology, creating virtual workspaces, does not have a lifting impact on
overall view about jobs. The researcher further nds that, 45% of the respondents
concerned about people losing jobs, and 39% concerned about people unable to nd
new jobs, have a work experience of more than 10 years. These respondents having
been around for a decade or more have witnessed cyclical uctuations and revival
mechanism and process.
The researcher attempted to nd out whether the COVID19 impact was to last till the
lockdown or is likely to last longer requiring greater recovery time and effort. The
researcher nds that majority of respondents are neither positive nor negative about
general income levels, job creation and overall economy indicating the economic
uncertainty to silhouette for the next 12 months. For the same time period, 41% are
uncertain and 34% are positive about their own nancial situation. 44% are uncertain
and 32% are positive about the nancial situation at their workplace. This is exhibited
in the graph and table in Figure 5.

Figure 5 – Respondent Sentiment on Economic Variables

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