Telecommuters Working Remotely in Interdependent Virtual Teams: The Lines Between Work and Home

The lack of understanding about the process by which individuals subjectively experience remote work in virtual teams led to a phenomenological study drawing data from 10 interviews with telecommuters, who worked remotely more than 80% time. Using in-depth, semi-structured interviews, findings contribute literature on Virtual Human Resource Development (VHRD) five aspects working teams: (1) Telecommuters perceive time as an elastic, boundless aspect how they work; (2) increased effectiveness result their arrangements; (3) Individual initiative mediates challenges social and emotional telecommuting; (4) telecommuting is impacted perception others; (5) presence enhanced informal interactions. article concludes implications for VHRD scholars practitioners post-COVID-19 workplace.