In “Remote work is working. So, why do we need a physical space?”, Kate Morgan (2021) reports that due to the pandemic that has happened, people have been forced to work from home. However, Lending Tree, a company in North Carolina, has been redesigning their office and they are ready to welcome back their workers. Jill Olmstead, Lending Tree’s chief human resources and administration officer, discusses why offices are still needed when people can work from home. Today, what an office can offer are relationships between colleagues, socialising among co-workers and a distraction free environment for parents who have children and their partner that also works remotely. Each worker has a different work performance toward work from home situations, so the office still serves their needs for those particular reasons. They can choose what is the best environment that they can adopt for their best productivity. Olmstread also explains that open offices would not meet an end yet since the government still needs company identity, so physical offices and the address are still needed. Today, many offices are changing to be a hub of communication between workers. There are steaming systems and some of the small crews are setting up to help coordinate to other workers, who are working remotely. The physical offices serve as humans are social creatures.
Reference
Kate M. (2021, July 22) Remote work is working. So, why do we need a physical space? BBC. https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20210721-whats-the-purpose-of-the-office-and-do-we-still-need-it
Hi Naam, thank you sharing the interesting news article. I would like to have my own office like the one in the picture. It is an opened area which is perfect for getting together with colleagues and have a discussion in the relaxing atmosphere. I agree with the owner of the company that an physical office is still in needed for socializing and building relationship among teams. Like many of my colleagues, I need to go to work at the office least one day per week. Personally, because of distractions at my home, I do not prefer to work from home even though it can save my times from commuting from my home to work. I cannot control my time well and I usually work longer hours when I work from home. I mean usually turn on my notebook around 6.00 a.m. to check emails, attend meetings, do some presentations, and turn off my notebook around 11.00 p.m. My colleagues also have been in the same situation. However, in normal situation, I turn on my notebook around 8.00 a.m. and turn off it around 8.00 p.m. as I have to go home.
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