I am reposting my thread from last August as I can see that certain parts of media plus politicians with values based in the last century are starting a campaign against hybrid working
https://twitter.com/guy_stallard/status/1300187669247426566
The reality is that we have just lived through a speeded up digital revolution
I have spoken at a couple of large recent events with Heads of Property for large Corporates
Most employers have found 70-80% of staff want to spend majority of time working from hone in the future. This is even when surveys been double checked during January/February lockdown at a time that mental health has been tough for so many
Why is this - main answers a) no commute b) more flexibility on my time (eg can do school runs etc) c) better work/life balance -stop working at say 6:00pm and then family time d) save money and e) less formal dress code
This does not meant no days in the old office but for most 3-4 a fortnight for collaboration, brainstorming, training, mentoring etc NOT desk based emails
This is great news for levelling up agenda as (I) employers can recruit from anywhere (ii) suburbs, towns and villages will see > spend Hence restaurants, shops and life will return that has arguably been lost over last 20 years
Cities will need to adapt and become more affordable - I can see many office to flat conversions coming
Property sector will take a Bath especially those over invested in office space but that is c’est la vie
Employers will need to become innovative and offer say annualised hours, term time contracts, hone working contracts, flexible hours contracts etc The change will be empowering and hopefully may dilute the earnings hit women take when they have children
The revolution/change is great and so we all need to get aboard even though I can see Ministers like King Canute trying to run a 5 day Return to Office campaign and just being ignored
The end of my ramble
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