4 Common Myths About the Hybrid Office & How to Work Smarter [Infographic]
More than two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, many employees continue to feel the pressure working from home. While remote work provided new flexibility and opportunity, it was also a recipe for burnout.
The average staffer sends 42% more chats afterhours than they used to, and slightly more than one-half (54%) say they’re overworked, according to the Microsoft 2021 Work Trend Index.
Hybrid work arrangements have been a welcome development for many. Many see value in face-to-face interactions with managers and coworkers, with 67% of those surveyed in the Work Trend Index wanting more in-person work or collaboration post-pandemic.
Still, a divide remains: only one-third of business and HR leaders strongly believe their organization is building high levels of trust between workers and their direct supervisors in today’s work model.
So how do you reclaim balance and build long-term success in a hybrid model? Check out the infographic below:
Letting go of legacy habits and preconceived notions of work, dispelling myths, and exploring new solutions are all critical to supporting productivity, collaboration, innovation, and talent retention amid record turnover rates.
Don’t let these 4 myths hold you back! If you’re hungry for even more hybrid work tips, watch our free webinar “5 Essential Steps to Support Safe Collaboration for Hybrid Work.“
For more insights into hybrid work be sure to subscribe to our blog.
Kayla Haskins is a Content Marketing Manager at AvePoint, writing about all things cloud collaboration – including Power Platform, Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, and Salesforce. An advocate of operational governance and process automation, Kayla creates content that helps businesses manage technology to drive efficiencies in the modern workplace and make work/life balance a reality.
