{"id":2156,"date":"2023-08-10T11:42:52","date_gmt":"2023-08-10T15:42:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eptura.wpengine.com\/?p=2156"},"modified":"2024-09-10T00:33:40","modified_gmt":"2024-09-10T04:33:40","slug":"q2-workplace-index-report-trends","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eptura.com\/discover-more\/blog\/q2-workplace-index-report-trends\/","title":{"rendered":"Top trends and takeaways from Eptura\u2019s Q2 Workplace Index report"},"content":{"rendered":"

What really happened in your workplace in Q2 2023? Our <\/span>latest research<\/span><\/a> combines survey feedback on employee preferences and behaviors with an analysis of building use \u2014 and its impact on asset maintenance. <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Workplace<\/a> and asset<\/a> data trends in context<\/h2>\n

Meeting room and desk bookings climbed \u2013 as corrective maintenance expanded past established industry ratios, per our analysis of 8,000+ companies with 2.7 million desks, 440,000 floors, and 37,000 buildings. <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

There was a 20% increase in maintenance work orders from Q2 2022 to Q2 2023. At a time when facility management<\/a> budgets are scaled down, demand for planned and corrective maintenance and systems upkeep continued to grow.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The challenge? Being able to give <\/span>preventive maintenance<\/span><\/a> the full attention it needs when on-demand and corrective work orders dominate the facility and maintenance teams\u2019 time. <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

At the same time, employees rank <\/span>socializing and collaborating<\/span><\/b> with co-workers as the top two reasons for visiting the office, per our survey of 6,700 employees. But you\u2019ll never guess what ranked third: <\/span>Establishing a boundary between work and home<\/span><\/b>.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Flexibility isn\u2019t a cover for remote working only. It doesn\u2019t mean never coming into a workplace or not having autonomy at work (wherever it is each day). It means there is a recognized human <\/span>need for physical separation between home and work<\/span><\/b>. <\/span>According to our study<\/span><\/a>, having a workplace to go to can help reinforce community purpose, improve 1-on-1 in-person communication and collaboration with managers, boost career progression and mentoring.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Survey respondents also expressed a need for <\/span>having access to equipment<\/span><\/b> and <\/span>a better working environment<\/span><\/b> as important motivating levers for visiting the workplace \u2013 whether an office, a commuting hub, co-working space, hospital, college campus, manufacturing plant, et al. Our data also shows that more freedom of choice on the commute via flexible work schedules could make a difference in seeing people more days in the office.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Three workplace and asset takeaways for the second quarter:<\/h2>\n
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  1. Flexibility continues to drive workspace complexity for facility and asset teams<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. Uncertainty leads to more cross-function coordination to manage<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. Variable work patterns lead to flexible building and space footprints\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Flexibility continues to drive workspace complexity for facility and asset teams<\/h3>\n

    Year over year, more people are going in for a <\/span>workplace experience<\/span><\/a>. The number of <\/span>visitors per location<\/span><\/a> is now higher than pre-pandemic levels across all industries and regions.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

    Eptura\u2019s Q2 Workplace Index<\/span><\/a> finds across-the-board increases in global desk bookings in Q2 2023:\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n