{"id":19886,"date":"2022-08-25T11:14:38","date_gmt":"2022-08-25T11:14:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mauritius\/all-news\/the-office-environment-is-not-dead-yet"},"modified":"2022-08-25T12:52:17","modified_gmt":"2022-08-25T12:52:17","slug":"the-office-environment-is-not-dead-yet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mauritius\/all-news\/the-office-environment-is-not-dead-yet","title":{"rendered":"The office environment is not dead yet"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Mauritius. <\/strong><\/span>Lately we\u2019ve seen lots of obituaries for the office. The pandemic caused a massive shift to work from home (WFH) among knowledge and service workers. Teams are using communication apps like Zoom, Slack, and Microsoft Teams to stay productive.<\/p>\n

Even though employees are working more hours, people like having more control over their work schedules. They benefit from less commuting, even as the boundaries are blurring between work and home. Reports of the office\u2019s demise are premature for several reasons, but they all reflect the critical human need for connection.<\/p>\n

Last spring, a large number of Silicon Valley executives made very public statements indicating their changed minds on the need for an in-person workplace: \u201cWe\u2019re working so well from home that we might never go back to the office.
\nDidn\u2019t they realise that the reason they could transition to 100% virtual teams overnight was that they had spent years building a shared experience among employees?<\/p>\n

It was the power of proximity that enabled employees to make the switch. Those companies had invested in their cultures, which carried them through. After almost a year of remote working, we\u2019re seeing a slow decay of connection.<\/p>\n

According to Gallup, remote employees are 7% less likely to see their connection to the mission of a company. Staring at a laptop screen with six other faces is inherently transactional, less spontaneous, and less human than working in an actual room with actual people.<\/p>\n

In response, leaders are stepping up their efforts to celebrate humanity at work, casting a spotlight on moments when employees go beyond their job descriptions to help customers, improve products or share new ideas.<\/p>\n

They are reminding employees that we\u2019re in a stressful time and it\u2019s okay to take care of themselves and each other. They are using all-hands virtual meetings and recognition platforms to share some of their own vulnerability and gratitude for the sacrifices and resilience of employees.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Mauritius. Lately we\u2019ve seen lots of obituaries for the office. The pandemic caused a massive shift to work from home (WFH) among knowledge and service workers. Teams are using communication apps like Zoom, Slack, and Microsoft Teams to stay productive. 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