Author(s):
Viji Varghese, Vethadhas
Email(s):
vijivarghese2015@gmail.com
DOI:
10.52711/2454-2660.2026.00049 
Address:
Viji Varghese1*, Vethadhas2
1M.Sc. Nursing, Department of Mental Health Nursing, Cherraan’s College of Nursing, Coimbatore, India
2Assistant Professor, Department of Mental Health Nursing, Cherraan’s College of Nursing, Coimbatore, India.
*Corresponding Author
Published In:
Volume - 14,
Issue - 3,
Year - 2026
ABSTRACT:
Introduction: A new Novel virus (COVID-19) global pandemic has resulted in changes to information technology many IT professionals forced to work from home. The study deals with Work environment, personal and organizational factors influencing job satisfaction. Satisfied employees are more productive and their well-being in society is good. Job satisfaction has a direct relation to the mental and physical health of an employee. Job dissatisfaction can lead to several problems in one’s life and organization. Employees with low-level job satisfaction may leave their job. So, it is necessary to find out job satisfaction among IT employees. Aim: To assess the level of Job satisfaction among IT professionals working from home during COVID-19 Pandemic outbreak at Chennai. Methods and tools: A quantitative research approach was used in this study. The design was non-experimental descriptive research design. Self-structured questionnaire and self-prepared Likert scale was used to assess the level of job satisfaction among IT professionals working from home during covid-19 pandemic outbreak. Results: The results of the study indicate, 48 (80%) of the IT professionals work from home are having moderate levels of job satisfaction, 8 (13.33%) of them have high level of job satisfaction and 4 (6.67%) have mild level of job satisfaction score. This showed that the majority of IT professionals have moderate level of job satisfaction during Covid-19 work from home environment. Discussion: Job satisfaction is one of the main working from home environmental factor of IT professionals especially due to Covid-19 pandemic. Through this study it was noted that majority of employees have moderate level of job satisfaction. However, it is suggested that more detailed studies can be done among IT professionals proving the levels of job satisfaction. The data were statistically analyzed and the findings were discussed under the objective formulated by the researcher. Therefore, the government and organizations should emphasize on the strategies which can increase the satisfaction of the IT professionals and ultimately decreases the job dissatisfaction.
Cite this article:
Viji Varghese, Vethadhas. A Study to Assess the Level of Job Satisfaction among IT Professionals Who are working from Home during the COVID-19 Pandemic at selected IT Company Employees at Chennai, Tamil Nadu. International Journal of Nursing Education and Research. 2026;14(3):245-8. doi: 10.52711/2454-2660.2026.00049
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Viji Varghese, Vethadhas. A Study to Assess the Level of Job Satisfaction among IT Professionals Who are working from Home during the COVID-19 Pandemic at selected IT Company Employees at Chennai, Tamil Nadu. International Journal of Nursing Education and Research. 2026;14(3):245-8. doi: 10.52711/2454-2660.2026.00049 Available on: https://www.ijneronline.com/AbstractView.aspx?PID=2026-14-3-14
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