WHAT EMPLOYEES WANT IN 2023 FOR THEIR OFFICE SPACE

by Robert Curland and Bob Ale-Ebrahim

How will employer/worker “work relationships” change in the post-Covid world of 2023? This question was highlighted by the Gensler Research Institute’s U.S. Workplace Survey 2022 The big takeaway was that employees want a space where they can get work done.

said Janet Pogue McLaurin, global director workplace research and principal at Gensler, in a report accompanying the survey.

Those priorities could prove very important in 2023 as small and large companies are re-thinking how and where to office. Fueled by uncertain public health concerns and waning consumer confidence, companies are seeking:

• Convenience

• Service

• Flexibility

• Economies of scale

Many companies and workers are finding a solution in coworking and flex office space.

36% Socialize with Colleagues

38% To Sit With My Team

Why

EMPLOYEES COME TO THE OFFICE

24% Access to Amenities

48 % To Focus On Work

43% Access to Technology

35% Access to Senior Leaders

42% Scheduled Meetings

The percentage of employees who identified the reasons to the top left as one of the top reasons they chose to come to the office.