  Following the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent lockdowns,
software engineers' daily life was disrupted and abruptly forced into remote
working from home. This change deeply impacted typical working routines,
affecting both well-being and productivity. Moreover, this pandemic will have
long-lasting effects in the software industry, with several tech companies
allowing their employees to work from home indefinitely if they wish to do so.
Therefore, it is crucial to analyze and understand how a typical working day
looks like when working from home and how individual activities affect software
developers' well-being and productivity. We performed a two-wave longitudinal
study involving almost 200 globally carefully selected software professionals,
inferring daily activities with perceived well-being, productivity, and other
relevant psychological and social variables. Results suggest that the time
software engineers spent doing specific activities from home was similar when
working in the office. However, we also found some significant mean
differences. The amount of time developers spent on each activity was unrelated
to their well-being, perceived productivity, and other variables. We conclude
that working remotely is not per se a challenge for organizations or
developers.
