I would like to be working:

I am not working in the way that I want because:

How often do you go into your workplace in a normal week?

How often are your teammates in your workplace at the same time as you?

When you’re in the workplace how much of your interactions (meetings, social, incidental) with people in the workplace?

I feel connected with my direct colleagues (teammates, people you work with on a regular basis)

I feel connect with my company as a whole.

I am happy in my personal life

How much time do you spend on topics not related directly to your main work objectives?

If there anything you miss about going to the office regularly?

What is your company doing to “push” people back to the office (forced office days, minimum team office days, etc)?

What is your company doing to “pull” people back to the office (culture events, office-based perks, etc)?

Anything else you would like to add on this topic?

Senior Lead / Manager of Managers

I am working how I would like.

I like my job enough to compromise.

I am working how I would like.

Senior Lead / Manager of Managers

I think (or hope) that my company will change.

I am working how I would like.

The decompression time that the commute provides.

There are a few office based perks / social gatherings either early in the morning or after the working day

It all depends on what you’re looking for? For me my team is split across multiple sites and across the country so getting them into the office all at the same time just to be face-2-face doesn’t make sense! On a personal level I do miss the whiteboard sessions!

I am working how I would like.

Senior Lead / Manager of Managers

I am staying where I am due to the economic situation.

It's not only "going to the office" but it's really about the creativity and spontanety of working with your team in a synchronous, face to face setting.
If I'm going to an office to have zoom calls, that's just the same as fully remote.

Senior Lead / Manager of Managers

I am working how I would like.

Interactions with people (screw online meetings)

Nothing, just recommendations that are largely being ignored

Events, breakfast / lunch, office amenities

I understand there are genuine reasons when working from home can be more convenient, but I'm convinced in 50% of the cases people are just too lazy to come to the office and/or don't care enough. This makes me sad.

burkhard.reffeling@gmail.com

I like my job enough to compromise.

Human interactions, change of scenery, talking about things other than work related, making plans post work

I am staying where I am due to the economic situation.

occasional forced on-sites for 1-2 days per quarter. Peer pressure: comments from people who love the office complaining that they never see certain people coming

gimmicky themed days/parties (Christmas, Halloween, whatever) and free treats, free food etc.

There is a weird divide of people who negatively judge people who don’t want to come to the office and those who would just like to not go to the office and not be bothered about it. It seems like eventually companies will be forced to go all remote or all mostly-office. I’m not seeing a healthy hybrid environment.

I am working how I would like.

Socialization and random brainstorming

I'm trying to get a new job, but I can't.

No. I am an introvert. This is much better for me.

I am working how I would like.

No, I don't miss anything. I want to work from Home

I am always getting called to help my colleagues at work even though I awalys helped them while working from Home. But still my manager feels if I will be in office then it will have huge impact.

Nothing. Just asking to be in office as it is mandatory

Inflation is very high. Moving back to a costly city will cause mental health issues to your employees. Let them work from home till their performance is good.

pankajkumar2981@gmail.com

I like hybrid because of flexibility. However I also like to be in the office to make connections, especially as someone who moved for work and needs to break in to social circles. But there is no space like "My Desk" where I feel comfortable like pre-pandemic days so its better to just go home if I need to concentrate.

Social Interactions that are not work related.

Nothing, in fact the lack of bookable meeting rooms feels like its pushing me remote.

Hybrid feels like it makes the office less appealing, but its a catch 22 for foreign workers who want to connect with people.

I am working how I would like.

I am working how I would like.

Senior Lead / Manager of Managers

We’re working to put in preferred office days so that people know if they turn up on these days then there’s more likely to be people there. Nothing mandated though.
On those preferred days, we’re looking to put on events that help build social connections - breakfast clubs, lunch and learns, social events, team retros etc. We’re thoughtful about those people that can’t attend and attempt to vary the events and days so that everyone gets the chance to attend in the future.

We have a trust-based people-first approach to hybrid work. Our people work from where they work best - whether that’s at home, coworking space, our office or somewhere else. There’s no mandated days in the office, nor any mandated approach that you must to take to hybrid.

I am working how I would like.

rarely see colleagues that are not directly in my team (my team has 1 office day) - so outside my domain there's so many people I have worked with that I've never seen in person, I miss seeing everyone I work with at least some times face to face

company insists hiring locally, but teams decide how often people should come to the office (some teams still end up working fully remote)

sports groups, some events, really nice office space I enjoy spending time in

Hiring for the culture the company has/wants is important. expectations need to be clear. personally I will never want to work in a fully remote company or somewhere where I dont see my colleagues in the office because they have a different mindset or preference. other people would never want to work for a company that wants people on-side.
On-site, hybrid, and fully remote can all be highly functioning work environments if all the people have buy-in. this means during the current times when companies go though transitions there will be friction and dissatisfaction until employees change to the right employer for their wants and needs (at least within the IT-bubble this should be easily possible)

I like my job enough to compromise.

I am working how I would like.

I am staying where I am due to the economic situation.

Working side by side with people. In my current setup, I'm at the office but mostly on virtual calls

Some lunch benefits and activities but are not working very well because even if people come to the office, most of them will have to be on video calls most of the day

I believe that the incentives would be more effective on the team level. In my experience, people would like to come to the office if they can work alongside people, not only for activities with people they don't work directly with

I think (or hope) that my company will change.

The more social side of things. Getting to chat to people in person and build proper connections.

Trying to do forced office days (but not following through)

Some of the team have 1-2 hour commutes so I understand why they don’t want to come in as often, but it’s really hard to feel like a team when you only see each other once a month

I am working how I would like.

I am working how I would like.

Social interactions, company information, moving regularly, efficient communication.

Casual in-office gatherings (for those who live close to the HQ).

Thanks for putting this together Phil, I'd love to know the results!

valerio.donati@gmail.com

I am working how I would like.

Whiteboards and painting out solutions

encouraging people to come into work

I'm currently waiting on a visa to be able to move to being fully onsite.

The natural breeding grounds for ad-hoc conversations and also just personal engagement.

No efforts to push, we're comfortable with letting people choose how they work.

No efforts to pull, we're comfortable with letting people choose how they work.

Senior Lead / Manager of Managers

I am working how I would like.

Senior Lead / Manager of Managers

It will be interesting to see how this plays out. I personally like being in the office, and I'm perfectly happy that others work either fully remote or hybrid. However, I think basic human nature will (over time) lead to more visibility for those working in the office; Their work will be judged more favorably, and they will make/have more connections; Those who at least come into the office sometimes will be the ones who get promoted/raises/rewards etc, and those who only work remotely will be at a disadvantage.

I am working how I would like.

right now nothing notable (but i have a feeling that this might be temporary)

free lunches (2 days/week), free snacks. occasionally events, but only one recent event comes to mind.

all "pull" effects seem to focus on things related to fun, it would be good to see more focus on productivity and professional development. currently i'm much more productive in my home office because it is less noisy and distracting, i have a better screen (all office screens are low resolution, i.e. below 4k density), a nicer desk and overall a really nice working environment. I know this might not be the case for many others working from home, but for me personally the office environment is lacking compared to my home office and the company would need to rework their approach. For me personally this is much more important than having a cake every other day.

I am working how I would like.

The understanding among colleagues and my employer what a community at work means, how you could embrace or build a nice working environment that people would like to gather at.

„Synced or mild forced office days“ - Tuesday and Thursday are the days where people would rather come to office, so it’s more likely to meet someone.

Nothing. The company doesn’t understand How to bind people to itself by creating a good social environment.

We need to build places to connect people. Taking into consideration many factors: different roles, cultures, experience levels, interest, etc. anything related to business impact will come by itself as soon people start having social networks at work beyond their vertical or horizontal teams.

I am working how I would like.

Since my team is spread al around the globe, I don't miss much

Nothing, we are truly remote

Empowering people to decide what works for them

Here for results too, so I can learn from others

I am working how I would like.

I miss seeing and sharing emotions with people. Laughing in person, catching up after an intense meeting isn’t the same remotely.

Rearranged the office for more collaboration.

Since we started hiring remotely, hybrid work isn’t much of a concern for me anymore. Everyone should be treated a 1st-class team member, whether being in the office or working remotely. We’re actually thinking about going remote first, downsizing the office and making it a nice to have add-on. I think culture really showed when the office became optional, because it’s more about the work than ever before. Actually, it didn’t change much for us, but for those people who still want to come to the office and see people in person regularly. But I have the impression that those without that desire, feel more connected to their work.

I like my job enough to compromise.

I think that I really have opportunity to work as I like. I mostly like to work from office because I am ambivert and need social interactions which I can't get working alone from home. But there are some days when I like to work from home. For this opportunity to choose, I really like hybrid model

Currently there are no actions taken. We have several colleagues working from other lithuanian cities who couldn't come everyday to office.
It should be noted that my company currently has ~26 people working here. Out of which there are about 8-10 colleagues working from office nearly every day and several more who work from office 2-3 days per week.

It's more like some events which happen once per month or two and additionally celebrations like Halloween, Christmas and similar when majority of colleagues come to office. Other than that there are no other actions taken from administration.

Back 4 years when I started working in IT I always wanted to have opportunity to work from home. But I only got this opportunity when 2020 quarantine started. I was happy at that time. But after some time I felt that I need more social interactions (I was living alone at that time) but I didn't want to come back to office because majority of my team was based in other countries and colleagues from my country were happy working from home and had no intentions in returning to office. Some people were working in office but our office was closed style were each team had separate rooms so it was harder to get to know colleagues from other teams. So I changed my job to one where some people work from office regularly and I'm still happy about this decision.

For some time I thought that everyone should come to office and saw tons of post in LinkedIn about why working from office is not an option. But what changed my opinion was my own experience and talking with friends and colleagues who work from home.
But talking shortly I think that hybrid model wouldn't work if there wouldn't be some people constantly working from office.

During 1 year span I received quite a lot of job offers and only few of those had hybrid work model available. Maybe about 70% if not more had remote-only work model which is sad to see for a person who likes to have freedom of hybrid model.

griusys.tomas@gmail.com

I am working how I would like.

We try to have activities that are more fun in the same space.

As some people call lazy those who don't want to go to the office, we (those who like hybrid) can also say that people who like being in the office don't like their family or pets 🤷
I value my time, and commuting is not worth to do it daily if I'm going to work the same way I do at home but with an inferior setup (smaller screen, generic keyboard, crappy mouse, compared to, my own equipment)

I am working how I would like.

Interaction with people, socially and just to ask the odd work related work. Unfortunately the office I work in is drab and uninviting so home as an environment is far more appealing than going into the office.

It's a departmental decision, and whilst the comms are "we're relaxed about you coming in when you want" there's a definite undercurrent of mandating a day a week.

I work in the public sector, and traditionally the public has not been able to compete salary wise with the private sector which is why it seems odd that the public sector is not fully embracing hybrid and flexible working. Not only would it save public funds by offering innovative office space but it would work well with the work life balance. Unfortunately I do not think it is a priority with capacity and workload of most public employees so much now that they can barely get through the day to day with time to use for "future ways of working" to be considered properly and decisions being made. Add into that the politician's views on working from home (we're all lazy and she be grateful for the work). Sitting in the civil service as I do I am worried at the amount of leavers from the public sector, I'm all for streamlining services but highly skilled people are leaving and not being replaced. Scary times.

Senior Lead / Manager of Managers

I am working how I would like.

Very little. A few days in the office every month is enough.

Senior Lead / Manager of Managers

I choose to come to the office. Most are remote and cannot, some live here but choose not to come

Great collaboration that leads to better and faster outcomes, trust relationships that make work easy, human interactions, feeling like one company with a goal, new friendships

Nothing, we're remote first

Nothing, we're remote first

Many don't realize that relationship power is the most important form of power. Many prefer the convenience of home over the harder work of interacting with others, creating trust.

I am working how I would like.

A handful of social things, but it's more than offset by the positives of no commute

Nothing, they've made hybrid a company directive so everyone can choose where they work. We would travel once a year to work in person for a week and that was plenty enough to form very strong social bonds with my team mates

Nothing more than before

The social perks I got from an office environment I get from periodically co-working in my local area with folks from other companies, and once travel budgets come back, traveling to hq once a year. There's absolutely no reason to force anyone into an office, though an office or offering to pay for co-working is great for folks who don't have an ideal wfh situation. I've been lucky enough to work in this mode for almost a decade and my teams have always been efficient and happy.

Senior Lead / Manager of Managers

I am working how I would like.

N/A for current, but previous company started mandating bums in seats and ordered managers to order teamies in more often. It went down poorly, but it was communicated poorly and arrogantly.

Your title is true: hybrid working is hard. People think remote working is hard but it's merely more intentional. Hybrid work has all the downsides of remote work _and_ the downsides of in-office working. You still have to be as intentional!

gavin.van.lelyveld@gmail.com

I am working how I would like.

Encouraged team days twice a month, and most recently the removal of the home office stipend.

Actually not really aware of too much - there is probably a bunch of things but I'm not aware of them right now.

Some old school managers only pushing

There is no company office in the city I am living and I am not ready to relocate

Personal touch - it is much easier to build trust when you meet in person. Complex technical problems could be solved easier by just doing some brainstorming and draw diagrams on the physical board (virtual board is never the same)

I am working how I would like.

Off Topic Conversations at the coffee machine and lunch breaks with colleagues

I am working how I would like.

Mandatory days would help me to get it together and just dress up and go there. Love seeing my colleagues, I am just to lazy to go…

Fika, breakfast, team event, free lunch

I am working how I would like.

Routine, stronger sense of being a team

we ask everyone to come in at least 2 days a week

I like my job enough to compromise.

Employees have to work 5 days a week in office. Contractors have more freedom.

From what I’ve heard employees would like more flex for hybrid work (a lot left after lockdown) and contractors are pretty content :)

I am working how I would like.

It is crazy how much time is wasted in the office. In the days i am in the office, i see people distracted all the time and taking many breaks and end up "working" late.

I am working how I would like.

I do go to the office regularly even though my immediate team is not based in the same city. However I get to meet people from my domain (or other stakeholders), get to chat by the coffee machine, ask my desk mate some dumb questions and enjoy a large screen.

I like my job enough to compromise.

I miss the explorative discussions and chances to reconnect to the company as a whole since I would get to know mor easily what the rest of the company is doing.

Note that I just went through a relocation within the company (leading from hybrid to full remote) so there's a clear before vs after with no other variable change.

More local events, no hiring across multiple locations within the same team

I feel like the answer to "I feel connected to my team" is rated high because I spent a considerate amount of time on a hybrid setting with the team. Now going to a full remote setting (for personal reasons, now I'm located too far away for office days) is ok but I don't know if I would enjoy it if I were to start from scratch in a new team/company.

theantonioalmeida@gmail.com

I am working how I would like.

informal design chats, bouncing ideas off people over an extended period of days and weeks

Not much, 1 day a week expectation but no real pressure (we were hot-desking and hybrid before COVID)

Team schedules to encourage sub-teams to synchronise

Senior Lead / Manager of Managers

I am staying where I am due to the economic situation.

Senior Lead / Manager of Managers

I am working how I would like.

I am working how I would like.

2 days a week in office minimum. Networking days

Free drinks etc, employee events

lukethomas79@hotmail.com

I am working how I would like.

knowing people outside the team

1 regular day a week forced... in theory

Senior Lead / Manager of Managers

I am working how I would like.

Meeting once a year as full company

I am working how I would like.

I have the option. The option is what matters. I don't mind going to the office once in a while.

Nothing really. Regular office going is a real chore.

they instated a 3 days in the office rule, but it's not really enforced. Dpeends on the team.

incentives, not fixed rules: regular food (breakfasts, pizzas), events, general encouragement to network.

Working in the office is great if you know the people there, you have space to work and you have a good time. Forcing people to be there is a terrible idea.

youssef.lahbabi@getir.com

Not that important/ not a game changer

I am working how I would like.

I work when I want, where I want. Love it!

sarahbridges2013@gmail.com

I am working how I would like.

I am working how I would like.

Spontaneous coffee chats, swinging by people’s desk with a question rather than slacking them

Nothing (yet) because our hub is too small

I didn’t think I would’ve liked a remote only job so much

I'm trying to get a new job, but I can't.

I am staying where I am due to the economic situation.

Comradery, accountability, sense of belonging

Non enforced domain day in the week, once a month Fika

I am working how I would like.

They aren’t doing anything. Many of our workers are completely remote.

awilliams@tvisiontech.co .uk

Senior Lead / Manager of Managers

I like my job enough to compromise.

Added benefits for going in, free lunch, social events, massage, team events, hosting meet-ups and music events.

Mosty working the way I want. Would like more flexibility on working remote abroad.

* Bouncing ideas, discussing a topic. Zoom/Hangouts tend to be structured meeting with a defined agenda and a need for clear outcomes, less room for "debating a topic" without needing action points at the end.
* Separating home and work

Nothing. Just a desire from a few managers without much result which can lead to peer pressure.

The company tends to move in the opposite direction, hiring people globally and remote related restrictions.

Regular optional social events in the office

I'm coming from a full remote and distributed company that had a stronger culture and where people felt more connected than my current hybrid employer. Both companies roughly had the same number of employees.

Seeing the way we use the office, I'm not sure why people want to come to an office to sit next to each other with noise cancelling headphones and no interactions. It could be a place to occasionally meet-up and spend real time interacting, doing workshops etc.

Additionally, trying to "pull" employees back with social events is excluding those hired remotely in other geographies. At least if it's the only social aspect on offer.

An assumption is that employers who reluctantly go hybrid tend to invest less in making the remote part work and end up with a poorer results than remote companies who fully embrace it.

Hybrid is an opportunity to have the best of both worlds but often results in the worst of both.

Hope this helps!

rodolphe.bouygues@gmail.com

I am working how I would like.

Not really. As long as I can come to the office from time to time and meet with my team, or just have a team event, this works well for me.

Office day to the domain/department.

Events like halloween party, bbq

I am working how I would like.

ChristianSlaney96@gmail.com

I am working how I would like.

Always seeing the same faces - sometimes you're surprised people aren't in the office when you are and vice versa on days when you are WFH.

Workplace banter is also restricted when you aren't in the office as much, which of course adds to the culture

For my company, Wednesdays and Thursdays are "core days" where the main staff have to come into the office (the aim is to maintain the culture and build relationships). We have to then choose one extra day to come in which can be either Monday/Tuesday/Friday.

The public working space we have also has incentives (e.g. Wellness Wednesday's, Pizza Thursdays etc)

We have company social events and dinners out which encourages people to meet up for team building

I am working how I would like.

guifre.ballester@gmail.com

I am staying where I am due to the economic situation.

I personally like working in the office (Actually working from home today as I have builders here! 😅 But I'm not as productive)

Nothing. We have no rules around WFH but most people are in the office 3-5 days per week.

alex.hevey@darwinrecruitment.com

I am working how I would like.

I am working how I would like.

No, since I most often go there still

I am working how I would like.

Hybrid work limits the pool of available companies you can work for. If I live in Munich, I cannot work for a company based on Berlin if they require me to go 1 or 2 days per week to the office.

I am working how I would like.

The daily interactions of you have a great team fit/culture

Currently nothing although KPIs are being tied to physical interaction by default

Not enough focus on real support and leadership as value add to being back in office. Way to much window dressing - control and managing disguised as an inclusive culture or team focus.

Pascal.Salasca@contentful.com

Senior Lead / Manager of Managers

I am working how I would like.

Fun activities in the office once in a while

I like my job enough to compromise.

It was left for team leads to decide. General target was 3 days a week in office.

eduardo@ballesteros.dev

I am working how I would like.

We are supposed to come in as a team two days a month.

I don't like forcing people to come in every week and think it prohibits where you can live.

I am working how I would like.

I am working how I would like.

Getting to know people in other teams better

Minimum one day in the office