The starting point for this study was recognizing the COVID-19 crisis as a natural experiment that forced people to work remotely and to take a digital leap in the use of new technologies, especially social media applications designed for work. In Finland, 60% of workers switched to remote working, representing the highest proportion of remote working in Europe due to the COVID-19 crisis (Eurofound, 2020a). The National Institute for Health and Welfare provided social distancing recommendations on March 12, 2020, and the recommendations were soon followed by the government's declaration of a state of emergency. Enacting state of emergency laws ultimately changed people's work–life balances and created new digital stressors and conflicts for those working from home.
