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Democratized by the Covid pandemic, teleworking is attracting more and more companies that appreciate its flexibility. Teleworking makes it possible to reduce transport times between home and office, time can now be allocated to personal activities.
In addition, as part of the Flex Office, it allows reduce office space and therefore its costs. Hybrid work is therefore a vector of numerous advantages at the same time for employees who obtain more freedom And of responsibility in their work, but also for companies that are gaining flexibility and attractiveness.
Despite this very positive observation, it can however lead to a certain number ofnegative effects that is important to take into account. Hybrid work sometimes turns out to be source of overwork And of stress for employees, and increases drastically Turnover within businesses.
Paradoxically, the Need to meet up at the headquarters of the company and of working together has never been stronger than since the development of remote working.
Indeed, there are several reasons why managers remind their employees to return to the office at least a few days a week.
We have listed below The best reasons for which to return to the office:
Promote self-esteem and facilitate meetings
Remote exchanges cannot replace human contact during meetings. In fact, in contact with other human beings, our brain generates a hormone called oxytocin. This secreted hormone is at the origin of the sensation of friendship, Of belonging And of reconnaissance.
Thus, the more individuals we meet, the more we produce this hormone that comes from boost our self-esteem and reduce our shyness. When a person is isolated, their oxytocin levels drop sharply. She feels then more vulnerable and Suspicious of others.
By promoting our social interactions, we increases self-confidence, because you feel capable of being yourself in front of others. It is a virtuous process. Thus, teleworking, by dispersing the members of a team, can, in excess, reduce cohesion as well as self-esteem.
The frustration associated with partially seeing the other from a distance, of not being able to feel them in the same space, often turns out to be the cause of feeling of anxiety, distrust and Fear of the other.
Managers therefore have every interest in having their employees meet in person regularly, and not only through the prism of a screen or telephone.
Limiting overwork and the resulting stress
How many teleworking employees are unable to Pick up at the end of their schedule to work and continue their activity?
More than 45% of remote workers believe that their workload has increased since the implementation of teleworking within their company.
34% of them feel that they feel exhausted by this new pace of work. The informal moments around the coffee machine no longer exist.
These quick breaks, which allowed you to get some fresh air for a short while and resume your activity with an uncluttered head, are now a thing of the past. Besides the fact of promote social ties, these moments and informal discussions are necessary to avoid burnouts and are conducive to problem solving. Indeed, it very often happens that by exposing your problem over a coffee to a colleague, to quickly find a solution by simply verbalizing it.
* Odoxa survey - 03/2021
** Les Echos survey - 04/2021
The office, the main meeting place
The company is a meeting place for a certain number of employees. It allows discover new people outside of his family. Some colleagues even become True friends over the years.
During the Covid pandemic, a large number of employees expressed their Frustration at not being able to see each other anymore, have lunch together, or even have a drink after a day at work. Thus, by working remotely, we are potentially depriving ourselves of new relationships.
For 67% of French people, professional relationships represent a private living space outside the family. The company is also theone of the main places To make romantic encounters ; thus, more than 29% of French employees believe that they have already fallen in love at first sight with an office colleague.
Finally, from a professional point of view, going to the office allows you to create career opportunities through informal exchanges, which might not have taken place while working from home.
* YouGov survey — 05/2021
** Opinion Way survey — 2015
Encouraging creativity and productivity
Although it is not essential to be with several people to have Inspiration and new ideas, The collaboration and group work both allow for a more enthusiastic atmosphere and richer because of diversity of viewpoints.
Everyone can thus express their ideas and the confront those of his colleagues. These exchanges and questions make it possible to support an idea andrule out bad leads. According to Edward de Bono, founder of “lateral thinking,” the looking for innovative ideas, or the resolution of a problem, is facilitated when 6 different points of view come into play.
Finally, according to recent studies, working with colleagues around you is beneficial, since you thus reduce various temptations around you and the lack of motivation ; a genuine synergistic effect.
About m-work
With the democratization of teleworking, it is becoming a lot tougher for employees To find each other to exchange, collaborate, or just spend a moment together and maintaining a strong commitment.
That's why we created M-Work, a platform that allows To the teams To find each other easily between office and remote work for improve productivity collective and the well-being of employees. To find out more, click here !
