2022 has been the year of hybrid work across companies, and a growing number of them are rethinking the concept of office.
E-commerce giant Amazon is pausing the work in its towers at offices across the United States to factor in the long-term needs of its workforce that is hybrid.
According to news reports, the company has adopted a hybrid work policy for its tech and corporate positions, making it temporarily put on hold its construction works on its office campuses—all located in the metros of the US.
“The pandemic has significantly changed the way people work. For our corporate and tech roles, we’ve adopted a hybrid model that offers employees increased flexibility. Each team decides the balance between in-office and remote work that makes sense for them. The pandemic has significantly changed the way people work. Our offices are long-term investments and we want to make sure that we design them in a way that meets our employees’ needs in the future,” news reports quoted John Schoettler, Amazon’s VP of global real estate and facilities, in a statement.
In India, hybrid work has brought about a shift in paradigm among companies regarding workspace. Companies are reconsidering office spaces across sectors.
According to news reports, companies like Sodexo, BCG, Phillips, and Myntra are also redesigning their office spaces to accommodate the needs of employees. Open meeting rooms, break facilities, wellness hubs, and ergonomic workstations have been included to enable companies to bring some employees back to the workplace.
These stem from the realization that pre-pandemic workstations and facilities are inadequate to convince employees that travelling to the office is worth the commute.
A Cisco study has revealed that the hybrid work model has been a hit as 6 out of 10 employees believe that it improved productivity. It also indicates hybrid work model has led companies to rethink strategies to enable productivity.
