My latest obsession is Sherwood News’ Snacks newsletter, which has all kinds of quick and dirty but interesting data points. Frequently, they will have a link to something culture-related, so I plan to share a cool “interesting data point of the week” periodically, which I hope will get you thinking or spark some conversation.
This one, The States with the Most Americans Working from Home shows the most recent stats from the US Census Bureau (see map below – click through to see the actual numbers for each state!) and has the crazy stat that in Washington, DC (where Jamie and I live and work from home, natch) 54% of respondent households have someone working remotely. 
Relatedly, they say Office Vacancies Could Hit 20% Next Year, per CBRE, and “globally half of office desks were utilized for less than one hour per day, while meeting rooms are a big pain point“, according to data from office traffic sensor company XYSense.
“Flex Index, which surveys employers about their office requirements, found that the structured hybrid model, where employees are required to come into the office a certain share of the time or on specific days, has remained dominant. Currently about 38% of US companies opt for it. Some 33% require full time in office while 29% are either fully remote or leave the choice of whether to come in to employees. That still leaves a lot of variation in how much office space is actually necessary.”
So now four years after the pandemic hit, I would venture to say that the (cliche alert!) “new normal” has settled in a bit and you’re probably happy with your current remote / hybrid / back to work policies.
If not, however, if your staff are still grumbling and you’re still grappling about how best to serve everyone’s needs (and not waste your paid-for office space) – contact us. We can talk you through the key culture decisions you need to make.
