Zwischen Homeoffice, neuer Präsenz und Care. Die räumliche und digitale Neuordnung von Arbeit

The question of the location where gainful employment is carried out has been renegotiated since the COVID-19 pandemic. There are not only changes in the home, but there are also changes in the function of the workplace. This article addresses the question of what challenges are associated with the new daily routines between working from home and working from the office and focuses on questions of the sociology of work and, in particular, of care and gender. It is based on results from various research projects conducted before, during and after the first lockdown. The author first summarises central findings of research on working from home in general as well as the results on working from home during the pandemic. The focus is on the challenges of the spatial reorganisation of work, both in the workplace at home, which has become a more normal place of work, and working at the company workplace, which has changed significantly for many employees since the outbreak of COVID-19. Finally, some suggestions for the shaping of the working environment are named.