LTLaisvalaikio tyrimai darbo aplinkoje, atlikti Vilniaus mieste (Šidiškienė 2019b), atskleidė ne tik objekto daugiabriauniškumą, bet ir iškėlė problematikos įvairialypumą. Šioje kolektyvinėje monografijoje buvo nagrinėtas bendradarbių laisvalaikis tokiais aspektais: kaip vilniečiai suvokia laisvalaikį ir bendradarbių bendriją; kaip pasireiškia įvairių švenčių, progų šventimas su bendradarbiais bei profesinės dienos reikšmė; kasdieniai ritualai, kultūrinis ir aktyvus poilsis su bendradarbiais, kaip bendradarbiai vertina minėtąją veiklą. Buvo nustatyta, kad laisvalaikis su bendradarbiais ne tik kuria ir (ar) palaiko organizacijos kultūrą, bet ir veikia, kartu ir atspindi socialinius darbuotojų santykius. Diachroninis tyrimas padėjo išryškinti laikmečio, tiksliau, politinės galios poveikį darbuotojų laisvalaikiui, kartu pastebėtas atskirų organizacijų darbuotojų laisvalaikio formų tęstinumas. Tačiau ne visose organizacijose puoselėjama laisvalaikio kultūra ir ne visi darbuotojai vienodai įsitraukia į tokias veiklas. Kilo klausimas, kaip toks (ne)įsitraukimas sietinas su vieta? Kaip darbuotojo įsitraukimą veikia organizacijos ir lokalinė kultūra? Siekdami atsakyti į šiuos klausimus, remdamiesi sostinės apylinkėse esančių vietovių: Kernavės, Marijampolio, Medininkų, Nemenčinės, Nemėžio ir Trakų, darbuotojų laisvalaikio analize, nagrinėsime vietos įtakos socialiniams bendradarbių santykiams problemą. Atskleisdami Vilniaus apylinkių bendradarbių laisvalaikį iš diachroninės perspektyvos, lyginsime jį su vilniečių bendradarbių laisvalaikiu. [Iš straipsnio, p. 157]
ENThese days, organisations have become established both in local communities and in the global environment at large, which is why it is important to understand the impact of place on cultural expression between colleagues and on social relations. As Gary Alan Fine would say, colleagues in an organisation make up small societies, and the examination of processes taking place within them can reveal various social and cultural problems in society. Leisure time with colleagues influences social relations between them and encourages cooperation, however, leisure culture is not fostered in all organisations and not all colleagues are equally keen on being involved in such activities. The question arose of how does the culture of the organisation and the local place influence a colleague’s involvement? In order to answer this question, we looked at the problem of local influences on social relations between colleagues. The aim of this research is to analyse the leisure time colleagues in the Vilnius surroundings spend with each other and to compare this to the experiences of residents of Vilnius in a diachronic perspective. The following objectives were raised: to describe the context of leisure time among colleagues; to analyse the place of personal and official celebrations and special occasions among colleagues in the Vilnius surroundings; to analyse the formation of social relations between colleagues as part of daily leisure time spent together, on outings and in gatherings for particular occasions. This study involved field research (semi-structured interviews, observation), and a survey of archival and internet sources and literature. During the field research conducted in locations in the Vilnius surroundings, people of different ethnic groups were surveyed (mostly Lithuanians and Poles, somewhat fewer Russians, Tatars and Karaims, and one or two Belarusians and Tutejszy), who were born in the 1930s-1980s (most of the respondents were born in the 1950s).The main research context was place. The importance of place for an organisation, according to Christopher Marquis and Julie Battilana, lies in its local particularities, i.e„ market structure, types of public policy, relations systems and networks, history, traditions and even geographical factors - these all have a major impact on organisations (Marquis, Battilana 2009: 294). Organisations themselves also act as a place where there is mutual influence on the culture of the population and the organisation. In the research of leisure time in the Vilnius surroundings, the place where organisations were established differed in terms of the settlement type (village/city) and populations (locals, arrivals and the ethnic contingent). A slightly larger proportion of respondents had arrived to work at the researched location, while another part were locals, however of the latter some worked in another place different to where they lived. The place where most of the respondents live correlated for a majority with the place they identified themselves with. For arrived respondents, for some identifying with their new place of residence needed a suitable social environment, while for others - simply more time.The variety of ethnic groups in the Vilnius surroundings highlights unique ethnic nuances in the way colleagues spend their leisure time. The unique aspects are made evident by their representatives’ decisions on whether to celebrate certain holidays or not, and the habit that has become popular since the restoration of independence to share food typical to a certain ethnic group on the occasion of their holidays. In an emic sense, the concepts of leisure time and colleagues are very similar to those identified by respondents in Vilnius City. A distinctive feature among respondents from the Vilnius surroundings could be that they attribute work for oneself, for ones own pleasure, as a form of leisure. This only further blurs the boundary between work and leisure. Communities of colleagues, according to the respondents, included colleagues that had common work aims, similar attitudes and fostered warm and friendly mutual relations. The leisure time of colleagues in the Vilnius surroundings also revealed unique aspects related to political power - both during the Soviet period and after the restoration of independence. During the Soviet years, the leisure time colleagues had was controlled, or at least managed, from above: participation in Soviet state holidays was mandatory, colleagues had to congratulate other colleagues on special occasions in their personal and work life cycles, there was a strong collective approach to eating, outings, sports matches and other events. Once independence was restored, the celebration of state holidays was no longer mandatory, the network of institutional catering enterprises (cafeterias) gradually disappeared, some activities did continue only now they were largely informal and based on individual initiative. [From the publication p. 313-315]