Fewer Private Offices | |
| Have you cut back on private offices in the past 5 years? (R=213) |  |
| Why? (R=90) | |
| Space consolidation | 58% |
| Reduce costs | 57% |
| Change corporate culture | 46% |
| Improve communication/collaboration | 40% |
| Modernize look of the office | 34% |
| Green benefits | 27% |
| BEFORE: How did employees respond to the announcement? (R=91) |  |
| AFTER: How did affected employees seem after they moved into the space? (R=92) |  |
| Common Employee Concerns Following the Move (R=90) | |
| Acoustics/distractions | 63% |
| Loss of perceived status | 63% |
| Insufficient space for storage | 46% |
| Insufficient work area | 37% |
| Loss of privacy | 17% |
| None | 9% |
| Source: BOM Survey | |
Smaller Workstations | |
| Have you have you reduced the size of workstations in the past five years? (R=189) |  |
| Why? (R=61) | |
| Space consolidation | 67% |
| Reduce costs | 49% |
| Improve communication/collaboration | 39% |
| Change corporate culture | 39% |
| Modernize look of the office | 33% |
| Green benefits | 18% |
| BEFORE: How did employees respond to the announcement? (R=61) |  |
| AFTER: How did affected employees seem after they moved into the space? (R=60) |  |
| Common Employee Concerns Following the Move (R=61) | |
| Insufficient work area | 67% |
| Insufficient space for storage | 66% |
| Acoustics/distractions | 51% |
| Loss of perceived status | 36% |
| None | 3% |
| Source: BOM Survey | |
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