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The Traditional 9–5 Workday Is Over

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The Traditional 9–5 Workday Is Over

What workers want after the pandemic

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Hays recruitment agency in the U.K. has released a report on whether or not people will go back to 9–5 workdays. The study was conducted across more than 4,200 employees and employers to garner insights into how different age groups view the future of work. Employees across entry/junior, intermediate, director/c-suite, and management roles were asked what they expect from work conditions moving forward.

Here is a summary of the key statistics from the report

  • 45% of Director/C-Suite personal think the traditional 9–5 office-based work will not return.
  • 41% of Baby Boomers think 9–5 will not return vs. only 27% of Generation Z.
  • 31% of all people survey are unsure, 35% think 9–5 is over, and 34% think that workdays will return to normal.
  • 70% of management will move to a job that offers remote work.
  • 64% of Generation Y are most likely to move to a job that offers hybrid or remote work.
  • More than half of all respondents surveyed said they would move to a job that offered hybrid or remote work environments.

Hybrid workdays are on the horizon

Before the pandemic hit, I moved from Australia to Europe. The contrast across continents is stark, but the one thing that all my friends and family in Australia agree upon is that they have not and do not plan on going back into the office Monday through Friday. Regardless of their circumstances, most people have opted into working from home 2 or 3 days per week.

The pandemic has shown bosses that their staff can do their work remotely, so unless it's critical to be in the office, many people are now emailing in work-from-home days in a similar way you would call in sick to your manager. With people being able to take advantage of work-from-home opportunities, personally, I can not see the world going back to 9–5 workdays.

People have saved hundreds of dollars monthly in transport costs.

Families have better support with parents being home more.

Fortunate people who have kept their jobs now value their time even more.

Takeaways

  • Within Hays’ study, the biggest challenge that both employees and employers pointed out was remote working agreements.
  • Highly skilled and experienced people can now demand remote work conditions.
  • Professionals across all age groups will leave their current job for a company that offers hybrid or remote working conditions.
  • People have prioritized their life goals and now value time differently.
  • If a company wants to onboard highly talented, skilled, young professionals now, the expectations are that you will be flexible with remote work.
  • The future of work has evolved to be more versatile than ever before.

Thank you for reading,

Rick Govic


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