While some companies have been wary of remote working arrangements for years, many soon realized that productivity remained consistent and began to reconsider their office strategies for the future.
Now, organizations are declining to renew leases or opting for something more short-term and allowing their employees to continue working remotely.
However, some workers have expressed issues of isolation, Zoom fatigue and the inability to separate work and home life with this arrangement. This has led firms to include a partial return to the office post-pandemic.
This means the office will look much different moving forward. Instead, it will be a place that promotes a hybrid culture where some people work remotely, while others come into the office on flexible schedules.
Shifting to this model will allow those in the office to feel more equal to their remote working counterparts as those employees will still be held to the same standards in terms of getting work done and staying engaged at meetings.
Additionally, how hybrid workplaces view vacation time will be altered. Now, employees can decide to take a trip across the world without leaving their work behind.
A hybrid office also means that finding talent is no longer geographically limited. Remote technology allows companies to have access to talent pools all over the world, while still being able to build a connection with colleagues.
