60 Table 6 Contrasting Interview Participant Estimations Participant 1
Participant 2
Participant 3
Participant 4
Participant 5
2 (adults)
1
3 (adults)
1
(User Group 1)
(User Group 1)
(User Group 1)
(User Group 1)
3 (2 adults, 1kid, & 1 on the way) (User Group 2/3)
No. of Pets in Home
2 (dog/cat)
1 (dog)
4 (2 dogs/2 cats)
3 (1 dog/2 cats)
1 (cat)
House Size
Moderate Detached Home
2-Level Studio Condo
Moderate Detached Home
1-Bedroom Basement Appt
WFH Experience
Since COVID
3.5 years (Pre-COVID)
Since COVID
Workspace
Converted Spare Room to Office
Work Schedule
8:30 to 5-6
Bed, Desk (in room), Couch, Kitchen Island 8:00 to 4:00 (morning and night side job)
Basement Rec Room, Living Room, Outdoors Flexible (days, afternoon, evenings)
Moderate Detached Home Previously Hybrid (Full time since COVID) Spare Room Corner with Desk, Couch, Outdoors
WFH or Return to Office PostPandemic
Interested in hybrid but may not be offered
Continue, reveals they will never return to office
Wants to return to office / place of work
No. of People in Home
Distractions Replacing Commute/ End of workday Supportive/ Refuge/ Haven
Pets, Phone, Social Media Dinner Prep/Cook, Converse with partner Basement, Living Space, Alcohol, Virtual Hangouts
Dog, to do list Cannabis, Cook, Car ride, Side job (music industry) Dog, Bed, Bath, Cannabis Somber Mornings, Exhaustion
Workspace Desire/ Change
Nothing, current setup is ideal
Change occurred with recent move
DIFFERENCES
SIMILARITIES
Anxiety, Depression
KEY FINDINGS
Experienced Emotions
Most desire and exert a fluidity of workspaces
Most work a consistent traditional schedule
User groups vary from: Each has varied 1w/ partner, desirability to 1 w/ cohabitants, enhance their 1 w/ family, environments 2 solo w/ pet
Child, Pets, 100+ Plants, T.V. ‘Mom’, Dinner Prep/Cook, go for a walk or to the park, Gardening Natural light, Living room, Plants, Backyard, Renos/Crafts Whirlwind of emotions, Stress, Frustration, Exhaustion
8:00 to 4:00-4:30 (flexible)
Since COVID Desk in Living Room, Couch, Kitchen Table Varies (flexible, depends on schedule)
Interested in hybrid opportunity
Return to office / Place of work
Dog
ADHD, phone, Pomodoro Tech
Dinner prep/ cook, Care for Horses, Gardening Dog, Living with others, Bedroom, Outside, Barn/Horses
Dinner Prep/cook, go outside, Start studies (school) Cat, Bedroom, Reading Nook, Play music instruments
Stress, anxiety (due to COVID) Introvert
Boredom, Lost, Tired, Exhaustion
Create a personal office with a door
Move to have my horses closer, (rural area)
Change apartment layout. Create more division
60% want to maintain WFH post-pandemic
Acknowledge appreciation and importance of nature
Mixed feelings about the perpetual state of always being home
Distractions vary from dweller dynamics to personae
Distinct physical workspace environments ranging from bare to hectic
Exclusive valuable features and elements for coping and rejuvenating
