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Google’s Myth Of Losing Social Capital In Hybrid Work

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A survey of over 1,000 Google employees showed that two-thirds feel unhappy with being forced to be in the office three days a week, with many threatening to leave, and some already quitting to go to other companies with more flexible options. That policy goes against the desires of many rank-and-file Google employees.

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The Death of Full-Time In-Office Work And The Rise Of Tomorrow’s Corporate Titans

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The traditional 9-to-5, suited-up office worker spending their days in a cubicle farm — that image is quickly fading into history. Or watch their best people flee to smaller firms with better policies? Surveys show they only want to work in the office two days per week on average. For one, employee desires are clear.

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A "Smelly" Career Problem

On The Job

As a result, more employers are paying attention: An OfficeTeam survey finds that 19% of workers say their companies have scent-free policies. Your smelly lunches may so secretly annoy a cubicle mate that she doesn't warn you that you've got a mistake in a report.

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Authentically Gen Z: The Values, Aspirations & Drivers That Will Re-Define The Future Of Work

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As Generation Z—those born between 1997 and 2012—begins to enter the workforce, companies are realizing their current office spaces, operational policies, and company norms do not resonate as strongly with this emerging employee base as they did with those of decades past.

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Are You the Jerk at Work?

On The Job

According to a recent survey, half of workers reported in 2011 that they were treated rudely at least once a week, an increase in from the one quarter reporting boorish behavior in 1998. In some companies, managers set a policy of forbidding any solicitations (read the rest here )' Are we getting ruder at work? Let''s hope so.

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Sound and vision – Nigel Oseland makes himself heard for the IN magazine profile

Workplace Insight

When we do surveys, we often find that business leaders have a different view of how the office is working to other people. It’s back to the cubicle except it’s a Perspex box rather than a partitioned box. “So, But they also need a broader perspective, a broader viewpoint. If you have the data, you have the conversation.

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Are You Afraid to Take a Vacation This Year?

On The Job

According to a recent Towers Perrin survey of 650,000 workers, fewer people are "seriously considering" leaving their job: 71 percent reported theyre not looking for work right now, up from the 64 percent recorded last year. That's thousands of cubicle-trapped workers screaming in jealousy as you head to the beach.:) (Have a good time.)

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