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From 2020-2021, the number of Americans working from home soared 3X
Most Americans Want Remote Work
- 95% of office workers transitioned to work remotely at least part time during the pandemic
- 97% of now say they prefer working remotely
New Expectations
- Only 3% of professionals want to go back full time in the office
- 61% prefer a fully remote working environment
- 7 in 10 anticipate remote work becoming standard going forward
- Only half feel that their current employer meets their expectations
- 24% of Americans plan to switch jobs as the pandemic ends
- Concerns about going back to the office full-time
- Losing flexibility 36%
- Commuting 27%
- Decreased productivity 24%
Remote Work Is Good For Businesses, Too
$11,000: Amount saved for each employee working from home 2-3 days a week. Savings come from:
- Lower office costs
- Reduced employee absence & turnover
- Higher productivity levels
81%: Employees who would be more loyal to an employer with flexible work
“Trusting in and empowering your employees to work in a responsible and professional way, while allowing them the freedom and flexibility to handle all the big and little things that life throws at us, creates a high level of morale, pride, and loyalty” - Carol Cochran of Flexjobs
10-20% pay decrease: What 1/3rd of workers would take to work from home
Why they love remote?
- No more commute 79%
- Better work-life balance 73%
- Increased time with their family 46%
Mark Zuckerberg anticipates only 50% of Facebook’s employees will be fully remote by 2030 ー But does that put them behind the changing tides of how we work?
Hybrid Workplaces: The Best Of Both
What Does A Hybrid Office Look Like?
Hybrid work models can take various forms — depending on what works best for each employee and business
- Remote First: Most employees work entirely from home
- Traditional workspaces available for those who want or need
- Office Occasional: Employees primarily work remotely
- Expected to work from the office a few times each week
- Office First: Employees work primarily from a traditional office
- Remote work allowed as needed if it does not interfere with duties
- Centralized Remote: Most employees work entirely from home
- Executives and top-level staff work out of a traditional office
- Fully Flexible: Employees are able to choose where they work each day
- Can be difficult to organize due to lack of predictability
Benefits Of Hybrid Work
Only 37% of all US jobs can be done entirely at home — hybrid workplaces allow employees to only go into the office when necessary
Benefits For Employees
Mobility Improves Productivity
- Employees choose their workspace or desk type
- Flexible offices make transitioning between tasks easier
- Easily work independently or as a group
Flexibility Improves Work Habits
- Employees feel empowered to make decisions
- Fluid transition between in-office and at-home work
- More easily maintain healthy work/life balance
Benefits For Businesses
Better Use Of Office Space
- Better space utilization than traditional desking
- Resiliency during disruption (illnesses, renovations, etc)
- Reduction of costs from unnecessary facilities
Improve Employee Satisfaction
- Employees feel supported and trusted in their work style
- Opportunity to build a more inclusive workplace and culture
- Employee life events are less likely to interfere with duties
Challenges In The Hybrid Workplace
- Planning Office Space: Employees who are only in the office part time often share workspaces — coordinating schedules to ensure space is available is essential
- Ensuring Inclusion: Managers must be careful to ensure hybrid models work for all employees — Including those who cannot make it into the office and those you see everyday
- Career Advancement: If leadership reports to a physical office and other employees work remotely, care must be taken to ensure everyone has opportunities to move up
- Foster Collaboration: In 2020, remote employees saw a 37% drop in collaboration time — effective collaboration require time a balance of time working together and individually focused work
52% of Americans world prefer a mix of working from home and in the office
From June 2019 to June 2021, searches for “hybrid work” increased nearly 400%
Build An Effective Hybrid Workplace
Integrate Digital & Physical
- Design meetings rooms with microphones, speakers, lighting, and displays — making teleconferencing as seamless as possible
- Display remote attendees on a separate screen than shared content — giving them space in the room as if they were physically present
- Encourage in-person attendees to bring their individual devices and connect to the meeting — allowing better collaboration with remote attendees
Reimagine Office Spaces
- Create open meeting areas with flexible boundaries for a variety of uses
- Provide enclosed spaces for individual work and better focus
- Design all spaces with tech to enable remote communication and video calling
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Sources:
- https://www.statista.com/statistics/1122987/change-in-remote-work-trends-after-covid-in-usa/
- https://globalworkplaceanalytics.com/
- https://f.hubspotusercontent20.net/
- https://www.ibm.com/thought-leadership/institute-business-value/report/employee-expectations-2021
- https://news.prudential.com/presskits/pulse-american-worker-survey-is-this-working.htm
- https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2021/05/19/work-home-covid-many-people-want-keep-working-remotely/5150568001/
- https://www.flexjobs.com/blog/post/survey-productivity-balance-improve-during-pandemic-remote-work/
- https://www.digitalnomadsoul.com/why-companies-should-go-remote/
- https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/mark-zuckerberg-half-facebook-may-work-remotely-2030-n1212081
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- https://www.benefitnews.com/list/red-flags-in-a-hybrid-workplace
- https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?date=2019-06-01%202021-07-01&geo=US&q=hybrid%20work,part%20time%20remote
