The Future is Flexible:

Hybrid Workplaces

Employees want greater ownership and choice in the new world of work.

Employees see working from home during the pandemic lockdown as a watershed moment, challenging cultural norms around how and where work is accomplished.

On average, only 5% of those surveyed worked from home most of the time before the lockdown.

When the time is right, nearly nine in ten workers (87%) want greater ownership in defining how and when they use office space — blending office-based and remote work.

The benefits that workers want to keep include greater autonomy (63%), working well as a dispersed team (66%), and the faster decision-making that occured during the pandemic (61%). Fifty-eight percent want to continue travelling less and to use that time more productively.

"In a world full of uncertainty, employees are looking for more choice and control in their work. Employees expectations about the quality and availability of technology solutions provided by their employer are increasing. Investing in technology to give people the flexibility to do their best work, in a way that works for them is crucial for an engaged workforce able to adapt in an unpredictable environment"

— Helen Tupper, CEO, Amazing If & co-author of The Squiggly Career (United Kingdom)

Helen is the co-founder and CEO of Amazing If, an award-winning career development company with a mission to make work better for everyone. She is co-author of The Sunday Times No.1 Business Bestseller: The Squiggly Career (Penguin) and host of the UK’s no.1 careers podcast: Squiggly Careers.

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