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Abstract: Hybrid work has become widespread, yet evidence on how daily job demands relate to well-being across locations is mixed. Drawing on the job demands–resources model and the challenge–hindrance framework, this diary study examined within-person links between time pressure (challenge-like) and professional isolation (hindrance-like) on the one hand and daily work engagement and emotional exhaustion on the other. Hybrid workers ( N = 88) completed surveys over 10 workdays (470 observations). Bayesian multilevel models tested day-level associations and moderation by work location (home vs. office) and telework normativeness. Time pressure was associated with higher engagement and higher exhaustion. Professional isolation was related to lower engagement and higher exhaustion. While work location generally did not moderate these links, isolation predicted higher exhaustion on remote days. Telework normativeness further qualified the time pressure–engagement link via a three-way interaction. Overall, findings suggest hybrid-work dynamics are primarily demand-driven, with remote days amplifying isolation strain and norms shaping location-specific motivational processes.
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