, many organizations and their employees assume the"great work experiment" is over and it's time to come out the other side. The issue is, there doesn't seem to be much consensus on what exactly"the other side" means.
Part of this evolution will come from our physical surroundings at work. Being forced to work from our makeshift home offices made us collectively reevaluate our professional experiences. Whether we missed the spark of spontaneous interaction that an office can bring or realized how much privacy and comfort we were giving up by going in, it has become clear that offices must adapt to a post-pandemic world.
When we designed the workplace strategy for a leading technology company, our initial conversations never focused on the office space itself. Instead, the dialogue centered on how employees should feel at the end of each day, both personally and professionally. Before we asked any questions about"where", we talked about ways to encourage mentorship, camaraderie, and well-being.
Or quit working in an office and get a real job