It’s been clear since the early days of the pandemic when parents and students were first asked to get their work done at the same kitchen table that a strong majority of professionals want to return to their offices on the other side of this pandemic.Ī recent survey from JLL found that 52% of professionals did not feel productive at home and 58% of respondents miss the office greatly, but this is only an average number. Professionals Need A Dedicated Space To Work
While spaces are empty, now is the time for commercial real estate management companies to move away from old trends and prepare their vacancies for a safer future. Instead, these respondents are “optimizing operational costs and using technology to reposition space and for facilities management improve operational resilience.” They’ll also expect better communication with the facilities management team as health concerns in shared spaces are here to stay.Ī recent Deloitte survey found that commercial real estate holders plan to reduce costs by 20% on average, but this doesn’t mean they’re downgrading their facilities. When 3-2-2 professionals show up at their upgraded offices post-pandemic, they’ll expect a superior in-office experience that gives them privacy and the ability to facilitate collaboration or solo concentration in distinct spaces. Here in the first quarter of 2021, it’s hard to imagine corralling employees in a wide-open work environment ever again. The takeaway? While commercial tenants may reduce the amount of space they lease in the future, the quality of that space will become more important.ĭowntown Offices Aren’t Going Away, But They Are Getting an Upgradeīy the first quarter of 2020, up to 70% of office spaces were primarily or partially open plan. Those offering high-quality office spaces with the features employers (and employees) are looking for will be well-positioned to fill their spaces, and one of the key features people are looking for is flexible space.ĬBRE’s recent trend report found that “occupiers are increasingly demanding flexible space options, shared meeting space, indoor air quality, connected building apps and touchless technology when considering new leases.” More than likely, in these next couple of months, we will see companies start moving towards a 3-2-2 schedule instead of fully remote.The good news: Most companies will be returning to the office on the other side of this crisis.
That means majority of the executives surveyed are open to changing the 9-5 workweek to a 3-2-2 workweek. The good news is, the majority (29%) answered 3 days per week, making it the number one answer given. The results also proved that the 3-2-2 workweek schedule would be an ideal workweek.Īs you can see from the results, only 5% of those surveyed believed that employees don’t need to be in the office to maintain company culture. One recent survey by PwC asked executives, “If COVID-19 was not a concern, how often do you think a typical employee needs to be in the office, if at all, to maintain a distinctive culture for the company?” Even though majority of executives anticipate having half their office back in July 2021, only 21% believe that it is necessary to have their employees at the office five days a week to maintain their company’s culture. However, only 61% of employees expect to spend half their time in the office by July… Employers are more eager to get back to the 9-5 workweek than their employees are. By July 2021, 75% of executives anticipate that at least half of their employees will be working fully in the office. Working from home makes it more difficult to speak to each other and develop work relationships. Managers and owners are hesitant to switch to the 3-2-2 workweek.
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