The balance between work and personal life, the attractiveness of offices in large cities, management of hybrid teams made up of in-office and remote workers... the challenges of the workspace of the future are numerous. To lure present and future employees, companies are inventing the workspace of the future. Yet, after a year of working alone, many employees want their workspace back, without going back to a culture of competitive presenteeism. According to a PwC United States Remote Work Survey published in January, conducted with 1,200 office workers, 55% of employees would like to be remote three days a week post-pandemic. Last February, at a Dezeen-organised conference on post-Covid workspace design, Simmons shared her vision: "I think we have to look at creating spaces that mirror the kind of feeling that we've got from home so we can choose where we work."

Source: The Star May 07, 2021 01:52 UTC