While more employers arejumping on the open-office-concept bandwagon, what employees reallywant is more flexibility to work remotely. (Photo;Shutterstock)
A spiffy open office design with all the latest bellsand whistles isn't going to keep top employees at a company thathasn't given those employees the flexibility to decide whether theywant to work in an open office—or that hasn't paid enough attentionto employee wellness.
Those are among the key findings of the 2019 Staples Workplace Survey, which alsoreports that not only would 67 percent of employees considerleaving their job if work arrangements became more rigid—notsurprising considering that 90 percent say more flexible workarrangements and schedules will increase morale—but wellness is soimportant to them that 41 percent said they'd take a 10 percent paycut for a company that cared more about employee wellness.
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Marlene Satter
Marlene Y. Satter has worked in and written about the financial industry for decades.
