The international JLL study shows that People under the age of 24 spend an average of 3.1 days a week in the office, which is more than their older colleagues.
The generation is more and more often choosing a desk instead of working with a hammock?
Contrary to the trend of “Quiet Qitting” and slogans about working with a hammock, the generation with more and more often chooses a desk In Open Space instead of a sofa in the apartment. For young employees Contact with the team and leaders is crucial.
– The Z generation, although active and ambitious, has more and more uncertainty about their situation on the labor market. They do not see a clear path of development, and continuous remote work does not make it easier for them to function in the company world. Young people who lost some educational and social experiences through Pandemia are now catching up, and not on the web, but offline. They want to be present, want to talk, want to develop. The office, well designed, can become a space in which they really want to be. It is not only about the desk and chair, but also a greater sense of sense at work, space for study and community – says Krzysztof Inglot, labor market expert, founder of Personnel Service.
Why does the generation do not want to completely give up full -time job?
The generation from Poland is still appreciating work in the office. According to the “barometer of the Polish labor market” Personnel Service (2024) shows that only 24% of young people want to work completely remotely, and up to 11% prefers only full -time work. The most frequently chosen model is a hybrid – with a predominance of office work: 1-3 days remotely a week are the most common indications.
In the background of the decision on presence in the office there are, among others uncertainty and fluctuations in the mood of young employees – 25% assess its professional situation as bad, and 15% are afraid of deterioration this year. The office gives them a sense of stability and greater support on the labor market.
Young people want to go back to offices, but they have no one to. Where are the managers?
International reports confirm that Representatives of the generation from more often than older employees choose stationary work. JLL data shows that the youngest spend on average 3.1 days a week in the office – more than employees from generations (2.7 days) and x (2.5 days). For young people, the office is not a relic, but a place to build relationships, development and daily cooperation.
However, this enthusiasm has its limitations. Young employees are increasingly complaining that the offices lack older colleagues and superiors who prefer to work remotelye. This discourages from presence on the spot and undermines the meaning of stationary work. The response of some companies are new strategies – from building larger junior teams in one location, to the introduction of “leaders’ hours, i.e. an open time when every employee can talk to a manager.
– The office should be a well -planned cooperation space today. Young people need workshops, joint projects, mentoring – What happens outside the screen. For many of them, the worst thing that can happen is to come to the office and … have all day meetings online. The role of a manager is not a control of presence, but organizing a valuable presence – sums up Krzysztof Inglot, labor market expert, founder of Personnel Service.
Does the office come back to favor thanks to the thicket?
Fashion for the office returns – also on Tiktoku. They are becoming more and more popular Films from the series “Corporate Girls” and “Day in the Life”, in which young people show everyday life in corporations. Recordings from morning preparations for work, choosing styles in line with the office dress code or reports from team meetings gain millions of views. This is not only a trend – it is also a form of getting used to the realities of work, which for many representatives of the generation with are a new experience.
The young generation is more and more willing to return to offices, Preferring hybrid work or completely stationary. They value the possibility of direct contacts, building professional relations networks and easier cooperation that remote work cannot be replaced. Simultaneously They pay attention to the problem of the absence of managers in the officewhich affects their motivation to come.
Source: Personnel Service
