COLLABORATION
Some Key insights: According to the report, half of us are working in a hybrid format – 51%, up from 46% in 2023. Just over 1 in 3 of us are unhappy with our current employment: 35% of workers are actively looking to change jobs, which is up from 28% in 2023. Out unhappiness in our work life may be related to work anxiety – it’s on the rise with 38% saying their stress levels increased compared to last year. Some of the employee angst might be attributed to feelings on being monitored – 38% of workers said their company added or increased use of employee productivity or activity software in the past year, however we somehow are managing to fit in the phenomenon of workcations or “quiet vacationing”, with 55% of employees ably working remotely from places besides a home office or coworking space. We are venting too: over a quarter (27%) of workers have posted about their job or employer negatively on social media. Employees do have legitimate issues to vent about, hybrid workers say they spend an average of £26 more per day when they work from the office versus remotely, and surprisingly 38% of workers said their employers’ or colleagues’ political opinions make them not want to go into the office. One of the issues surrounds shifting working policies: 1 in 4 workers (26%) said their company changed its remote or hybrid working policy in the last year, and it appears
employees are also setting their own, with nearly 1 in 5 workers (19%) instilling greater boundaries by not taking on work outside of their specific job descriptions. Some Key Takeaways 1 Hybrid is here to stay 51% of the survey respondents were hybrid working, and it is on the increase – up 10.8% from last year – so much for Mr. Jassy from Amazon’s order to staff to return to the office 5 days a week. Whether that’s one day a week or 4 days a week – we’re hybrid working. And we’re going to need UC&C tools to facilitate that hybrid working. 3 days a week is holding strong as the most popular number of days hybrid workers spend in-oce 40%
Over a quarter (27%) of workers have posted about their job or employer
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Graphics supplied courtesy of OWL LABS: https://owllabs.co.uk/state-of-hybrid-work/2024
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