Global Journal of Management and Business Research, A: Administration and Management, Volume 22 Issue 4

© 2022. Abdullah Al Mashruk, Nazmus Saif & Tahsin Reza Nushin. This research/review article is distributed under the terms of the Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0). You must give appropriate credit to authors and reference this article if parts of the article are reproduced in any manner. Applicable licensing terms are at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/. Global Journal of Management and Business Research: A Administration and Management Volume 22 Issue 4 Version 1.0 Year 2022 Type: Double Blind Peer Reviewed International Research Journal Publisher: Global Journals Online ISSN: 2249-4588 & Print ISSN: 0975-5853 Strictly as per the compliance and regulations of: Impact of Work from Home (WFH) on the Work-Life Balance of Professionals Working in the Telecommunications and Fast- Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) Sector: An Exploratory Study in Bangladesh By Abdullah Al Mashruk, Nazmus Saif & Tahsin Reza Nushin Jahangirnagar University Abstract- Purpose: This study explores the impact of work from home on the work-life balance of professionals mainly in two sectors and also finds out the preference for work modality. Design/methodology/approach: We adopted a qualitative research design using a multiple case study method collecting data from six respondents working in different companies in Bangladesh. Findings: The findings show that work from home has negative impacts on the work-life balance of professionals, and it also shows that the hybrid modality gives the best work-life balance for employees and is preferred by all. Research limitations: The research is conducted in only two sectors with a few employees. There is scope to expand the research base. Keywords: work from home, work-life balance, impacts, telecommunications, fast-moving consumer goods. GJMBR-A Classification: LCC Code: KF27, DDC Code: 381 LCC Code: HF5415.3 ImpactofWorkfromHomeWFHontheWorkLifeBalanceofProfessionalsWorkingintheTelecommunicationsandFastMovingConsumerGoodsFMCGSectorAnExploratoryStudyinBangladesh