New values in the post-pandemic period: the role of the concept of “new norm”

Abstract

While the “new norm” is usually seen as a post-crisis situation, the pandemic has disrupted important
structures such as health care and treatment systems, economic life, culture, socio-economic class structures
and race relations, basic institutional arrangements, communities and everyday life. The situation can be
assessed by looking at the arrangements put in place on a global scale. The Covid-19 pandemic has shown
that the “new norm” is shaped not only by social conditions, but also by our everyday lifestyles, our culture.
This can be defined by looking at some of the new skills and rules that will be in place by 2020. The article explores the definition of the “new norm” and outlines predictions for situations that have changed differently according to the “new norm”. A descriptive overview of the societal norms developed in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic is provided, and a synthetic analysis is made. The article highlights the issues of professional training for remote work, in particular, improving the technical skills of working outside the office, digital literacy of employees and self-control skills. During the pandemic, the focus was on the growth of digital literacy. Employees of many companies have successfully mastered videoconferencing, group work chats, project management systems, cloud services and other digital skills during the quarantine period. It all boils down to the fact that this is an important prerequisite for the development of additional employment (freelancing, part-time work, distance learning). A comparative analysis is also carried out of what positive and negative consequences have developed as a result of the continuation of remote employment by
employees.