<\/span><\/h2>\nThe hybrid model is said to be an employee-first model, as it allows the employees to work in their comfort and work in the environment that they feel is the best for them. Before the COVID-19 pandemic, many offices did not appreciate employees working from home as the C-suite executives used to feel that the employees will not be productive, and their payable hours will not be justified. With the onset of the pandemic, companies globally had to find a way to make the work-from-home situation work.<\/p>\n
Now when living with COVID is the new normal, we now know that employees see the value in a hybrid mode of working. According to a recent survey by McKinsey, three days of work from the office is helping employees strive for a perfect balance between work-life. In the latest survey by Envoy in April 2022, 77% of companies have already opted to go hybrid and 56% of those companies are allowing employees to choose when and how often they wish to come into the office.<\/p>\n
9 am-5 pm or 7 pm-3 am; it\u2019s on you!<\/p>\n
In an office-first model, where employees work in-office from 9 am to 5 pm, employees feel that they are being constantly monitored. This not only affects their quality of work; but also does not bring out the best in them. A hybrid model offers employees the flexibility and freedom to work according to their clock. For example, some people show a high level of productivity during the day, while some during the evening, and the hybrid model encourages people to bring out the best in them. That is why according to a recent survey by Wakefield Research shows that almost half of employees (47%) would likely look for another job if their employer doesn\u2019t offer a flexible working model.<\/p>\n