Enticing employees back into the office – Mary T. O’Sullivan
By Mary T. O’Sullivan, MSOL “The reason people are not going into offices is because they got used to a lifestyle and cost structure that suits them”. Andrew Mawson, managing director Advanced Workplace Associates (AWA) “I don’t understand people”, the client grumbled. “Why won’t they come back and work in the office ?” This remark is a common one among many managers these days. After almost two years of uncertainty, managers are eager to get their Business es “back to normal”. What many fail to understand is that their employees are now used to the autonomy, lack of commuting time, and escape from the usual office Politics . Employees don’t miss the office anymore. Post pandemic “normal” has new meaning. It’s now imperative that employers make the office a desirable place to be or continue to face employee resistance to being physically present. Some of the incentives come right out of the Google and Apple playbook – provide free meals, re...
