Work-life balance and work from home in Bangkok, Thailand, during the COVID-19 situation and beyond

This study investigates the impacts of working from home (WFH) on work-life balance (WLB), especially among residents of Bangkok, Thailand, during and beyondthe COVID-19 pandemic. Taking into account the city’s ranking as one of the world’smost overworked cities as a starting point, this research explores how remote working,especially as undertaken at home by large numbers of people during the COVID-19lockdown and the WFH conditions they experienced, further exacerbated poor WLBand work-life boundaries, and negatively affected mental and physical health, jobsatisfaction, and productivity.