Study of Behavioral Adaptation Against Changes to the Layout of the Office Workspace at Covid-19 Pandemic Period
Moh. Fachruddin Suharto, M. Muhdi Attaufiq, Freike Eugene Kawatu, Zuldesmi

Faculty of Engineering, Manado State University

Abstract

The Covid 19 pandemic has caused many changes in the pattern of human life, one of which is changing the way we work and how we define the ^workplace^ which has been synonymous with the office. As a result of this phenomenon, there is an adaptation of user behavior (office employees) to changes in the layout of the workspaces in their offices. This research provides an overview of the adaptation to changes in the layout of the workspace and changes in employee behavior in their workplace during the Covid-19 pandemic.
The adaptation applied is the adaptation to new habits as a realization of the implementation of health protocols that have been set by the government. In this study, employees^ perceptions will be measured based on physiological factors in the form of sources of information they get to implement the adaptation to new habits and how this encourages them to implement health protocols during the Covid-19 pandemic. The research method used is a qualitative description which is then quantified to determine the tendency of office employees to adjust to changes in the layout of the office workspace. In addition, it also seeks to understand, examine and interpret the meaning of an adaptation event and changes in human behavior to changes in the layout of the workspace in the Covid-19 pandemic situation according to the researcher^s own perspective. The results of this study revealed that in the adaptation process, there were changes due to essential needs related to health protocol procedures in the office as well as space requirements that were adapted to their functions.

Keywords: adaptation to new habits, layout change, office workspace, covid-19

Topic: The Future of Education Post Covid-19