Home Has Its Limits: Hana Survey Shows: Working From

Andrew Kupiec, CEO of Hana

In Houston, Working from home has its benefits, but 92 percent of office workers say they recognize some of the definite advantages of going into the office, as stated by new survey released by CBRE Hana, LLC.

The survey of more than 1,000 office-based employees was conducted by The Harris Poll and sponsored by Hana, a company specializing in flexible-space solutions.

In In the Covid, 19 era, the research points to a demand for both more flexibility from U.S. employees to work outside the office, at least part time, and a place to meet with colleagues for irreplaceable in-person interactions:

• 99 percent of those working from home/a remote location due to COVID-19 say there are aspects of working remotely they find valuable such as saving money (62 percent), foregoing work commutes (55 percent) and gaining more control over their work schedule (43 percent).

• 56 percent of survey respondents say they want to work flexibly between the office and a remote location or exclusively work outside the office once the COVID-19 quarantine is over.

• In However, after working from home/a remote location as a result of Covid, 19, a majority of U.S. employees (92 percent) also better appreciate aspects of working in an office.

• Many office workers value meaningful in-office connections such as random interactions with colleagues (38 percent), in-person meetings (33 percent) and in-person collaboration (33 percent).

• Few workers value “fun” in-office interactions such as in-office networking events (13 percent), office-sponsored fitness classes (9 percent) and in-office games (6 percent).

“Forced fun should be reserved for family reunions,” said Brian Harrington, Chief Experience Officer, Hana. “As the results of the survey suggests, employees look to the office for productive interactions with coworkers and are happy to leave the games at home.”

In Cbre Hana, Llc is a wholly, owned subsidiary of CBRE Group, the world’s largest commercial real estate services and investment firm (based on 2019 revenue). Hana partners with real estate owners to develop and operate integrated, scalable, flexible workspaces. Each unit contains office suites (Hana Team), conference rooms and event space (Hana Meet) and co-working (Hana Share).

“Employees are looking to the office as a place to meaningfully connect with colleagues, yet desire more flexible work benefits,” said Andrew Kupiec, CEO, Hana. “To satisfy this demand, organizations should consider enabling flexible working schedules while continuing to offer an office environment for collaboration and meetings with colleagues.”