The Impact of COVID-19 and Remote Work on Early Career Computing Professionals
Many things have changed over the few months, with many people switching to working from home. As FCA members, we wanted to know the impacts of this change on young computing professionals across all different aspects of their lives and how to take these findings to better the field of computing as whole, as mentioned in our previous blog post.
Below you will find links to individual posts outlining our findings from our survey. Keep checking back for more!
Mental Health
- The Impact of COVID-19 on the Work-Life Balance of Early Career Computing Professionals
- The Impact of COVID-19 on the Health of Early Career Computing Professionals
- The Impact of COVID-19 on the Personal Lives of Early Career Computing Professionals
Supporting Remote Work
- How Organizations Can Support Remote Work for Early Career Computing Professionals
- How Governments and Agencies Can Support Remote Work for Early-Career Computing Professionals
Privacy and Security
- The Impact of COVID-19 on the Privacy of Early Career Computing Professionals
- The Impact of COVID-19 and Remote Work on the Cybersecurity of Early Career Computing Professionals
Impact on Workers
- Challenges and Opportunities for Diversity & Inclusion in Remote Work during COVID-19
- Remote Work’s Impact on Work Duties during COVID-19
- Early Career Computing Professionals Face Usability and Accessibility Challenges in Remote Work during COVID-19
Conclusion
We are very grateful for everyone who completed our survey and helped us gather honest information about what they are experiencing while working from home.
Wellness Team, ACM Future of Computing Academy
Jessica Hair, Software Engineer, SmartFile, jessica@hairsquaredsoftware.com
Jaelle Scheuerman, ACM Future of Computing Academy, jaelle@gmail.com
Gürkan Solmaz, Senior Researcher, NEC Laboratories Europe gurkan.solmaz@neclab.eu
Pamela Wisniewski, Associate Professor, University of Central Florida, pamwis@ucf.edu
Image Credit: “Working at home, coworking space, concept illustration” from Shutterstock by Marish
