At the same time, a quarter of employees believe that work exclusively from the office will be prevalent this year and only 7% bet on exclusively remote work.
The results of the survey show that the main benefit of the physical presence is the face-to-face interaction with colleagues, and 90% of respondents believe that office facilities make internal communication more efficient. The same percentage (90%) is associated with people who believe that the existence of spaces dedicated to socialisation and free time help with an easier integration in the collective and a strengthening of teams, but also with providing a better balance between professional and personal life. Also, eight out of ten respondents believe that such spaces can save them time.
Romanians’ main expectations from their employers are for them to create better working conditions at the office, such as space and facilities (48.7%), to provide more options to spend free time with colleagues (32.1%) and to help employees better integrate into the team (26.4%).
Half of the employees want parks and green spaces near the office, over a third are counting on areas for recreational activities, and more than a quarter want, in the vicinity, areas dedicated to restaurants and cafes.
As for the increased chances of the employees coming to the office to get a promotion or a salary increase, Romanians’ opinions differ: 15.2% are sure of this, 37.5% say there is a probability, 33.2% say the probability is that this will not happen, and 13.9% are certain that the presence in the office will not bring any salary increase.
The Genesis Property survey on the “Campus of the Future” was conducted, at national level, through the iVox platform, on a total sample of 1,031 internet users in Romania. About 58% of the respondents are men, almost 72% are between 20 and 45 years old, and over 42% have a net income above RON4,000.