Many working professionals spend their days hopping from meeting to meeting. Work is squeezed in during the few flurried minutes before meetings begin as people file in or crammed in during evenings in front of the TV.
As the world slowly reopens, it’s increasingly clear that the future of work for many companies and their employees will be hybrid. A hybrid work model is when employees split time between on-site and working remotely. Research from Gallup, McKinsey & Company, and Accenture all found that the majority of employees surveyed about their work preferences said hybrid is the preferred option. In fact, two-thirds of employees in a 2021 McKinsey survey said that if their current job required them to return fully onsite, they would look for other opportunities. Of course, industries, such as healthcare or construction, are not set up for an easy move to fully remote or hybrid; but for many, flexibility is the name of the game.