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Working from home

to feel motivated and passionate about The working world was already
work they do. changing before the pandemic hit. But
the transition towards more hybrid
What is the future of office space? work models really gained momentum
The office of the future – the office when we went into lockdown and started
space that many workers will visit in demanding more flexibility and better
the post-pandemic future – may feature technological tools.
Zoom rooms, desk sign-up sheets and Some companies already have reduced
health-focused touches. Some office or plan to reduce their office footprints by
workers may even head into the virtual up to 50%, using hybrid work models to
world instead of a physical office. turn newly vacant spaces into places of
possibility. The right balance between
What is a hybrid office? working from home and being part of a seeing desks provided for about 60 – 70%
A hybrid work place, or hybrid office is a community can provide a greater sense of of employees, assuming that some may
flexible workplace model that is designed purpose. not be in every day. To accommodate all
to support a distributed work force of With a hybrid work future, headcount employees, the additional or soft seating
both in-office and remote workers. is no longer tied to desks. We are now ratio has increased. dw

Hybrid work place

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