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Post-pandemic office reality S ocial and cultural changes over the past two years have had several irreversible consequences for the way we work. The pandemic made the traditional eight-hour business day in the office slowly become a thing of the past. The new reality forces employers to find a space for their companies somewhere on the broad spectrum between remote work – which doesn’t require any office space - and coming to the office every day, which is typical of the traditional on-site work we got used to over the years. Only a few leading brands opt for fully remote work or for returning to the office full-time. Netflix or an investment bank, Goldman Sachs, are some of those companies that decided toask their staff to return to theoffice. Bothunderline that face-to-face inter- actions are crucial for themand they cannot imagine further growthwithout personal engagement. One of the adamant advocates of office work is the founder and CEO of Tesla – Elon Musk, who addressed his employees with the message that a lack of attendance at the office every day will be treated as a resignation. He added that the higheryouareinthecompanyhierarchy,themoreliveengagementyoushoulddisplay. 4 On the other hand, brands such as Deloitte or Dropbox made it possible for their staff to work 100% from home, mainly due to the specific nature of their business. At the same time, they do retain some of their office space. Alastair Simpson – Vice-President of Dropbox - admitted that instead of standard offices, they are now going to organise studios designed for team building, boosting organisational culture and fostering the spirit of collaboration. 5 Hybrid work requires changes in the office arrangement and functioning. Face-to- face contact and on-site work will be completely different from now on. Companies should make sure their physical space is in line with the goals of the people who come to work there. What was valid before the pandemic, might not be functional anymore. It might be necessary to replace pre-pandemic workplace arrangements with areas that encourage collaboration, innovation and community building. We can therefore say that there are many options for organising the return to work after Covid-19. There is no single good-for-all variant, but a broad range of arrange- ments to choose from. The scope and format of hybrid work depend on company policy, organisational structure, type of work and prevalent communication. How do employers respond to the new reality? 20% of employees will be performing their everyday tasks in the office. 76% of the staff will have the opportunity to follow the hybrid model. 2% of employees will switch to fully remote work. Daily office presence No office presence STATIONARY MODE HYBRID REGULAR/ FREE MODE REMOTE MODE Global brands go hybrid Free hybrid work Come to the office whenever you wish during the month The current Twitter CEO, Parag Agrawal, made an announcement in early 2022: he said that the company would like to uphold its message from 2020 when it claimed that even after the pandemic restrictions are lifted, the employees will be free to choose where they perform the work and yet on 15 May, the offices around the world reopened for the staff to work locally. Agrawal emphasised that he was hoping to see people in the office because it revives the organisational culture. 1 Partially regulated hybrid work Come to the office at least 3 times a week In April 2022 Google introduced the policy of 3 days in the office. The employees could choose which three days in a week they would like to spend in the office. In some special cases, the company enabled fully remote work, which was most often the case when an employee lived far from the Google office. In an interview for CNBC, Javier Soltero – Vice- President and General Manager of Google Workspace – admitted he missed working with people and that the return to the office was a joyful and optimistic experience. 2 Regulated hybrid work You have to come to the office on three specific days in a week Apple granted its employees the possibility of fully remote work, subject to the approval of their immediate superior. But to ensure effective communication between the teams, a large group of employees were asked to come to the office on three specific days: on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. The transformation didn’t happen overnight, though. For a few weeks in Q1 2022, the company gradually increased the number of days in the office. 3 How do employees benefit from working in the office?  effective onboarding and greater support at the beginning of your career in a specific company  regular daily schedule  work-life balance  better focus and motivation to work among your coworkers  networking opportunities and being involved in spontaneous projects that go beyond predefined guideline  greater identification with the company and a sense of belonging  better relationships with other team members  reducing FOMO (Fear of Missing out) – the sense of being excluded from promotion when you don’t come to the office  speedy consultations to make your work more efficient  professional, ergonomic workstation  ready access to all the documents, tools and office device  the benefits of exercise – as you commute and move around the office, you have more exercise than when you work from home Source: ManPower Group (2022) Zdalnie czy w siedzibie firmy? Plany pracodawców dotyczące modelu pracy w I kwartale 2022r. Compiled from the results of the survey “What I expect from my office” 1 The Economic Times (2022) WFH or back to office? Your choice. Twitter chief Parag Agrawal lets staff decide what they want. 2 Bloomberg Europe Edition (2022) Google Tells Employees to Return to Offices Starting in Apiril 3 9to5mac (2022) Apple director of machine learning departs over return to in-person work policy 5 Hubble HQ (2022) The Official List of Every Company's Back to Office Startegy 4 The Guardian (2022) Elon Musk tells employees to return to office or 'pretend to work' elsewhere. 03 02 Contents