Companies must prepare new strategies for hybrid work to ensure employee motivation and engagement
The relationship with work has changed. According to US Department of Labor Job Vacancy and Worker Turnover Report, in April 2021 alone, 4.5 million people left their jobs in the country, causing what has been called the “Great Resignation”. The main motivation of this movement was the search for greater flexibility. The desire for work opportunities with greater freedom of format and schedules to achieve a balance between personal/professional life was a relevant factor, in addition to the search for better salaries. This clearly showed that companies need to change concepts and work models to retain their talent.
Today, employees expect flexible working hours, a balance between home and office work, the adequacy of issues such as data security, effective communication, equalization of opportunities for remote and face-to-face professionals, among the current points of attention. The issue of technology is an important barrier. It's more than just delivering a laptop and VPN access, we need to deliver applications, data control, quality for audio and video calls, among other functions, always taking security and access control into account.
According to results of a survey by OnePoll conducted by Citrix Systems, Inc. who heard from 6,500 workers in ten countries (including Brazil), the main motivations of Brazilian workers to quit their job or consider doing so is to have more opportunity to innovate (39%) and try something new (39%); more competitive salary (38%) and flexibility in when and where to work (31%). And still:
- 21% replied that it was/is sold out
- For their 20%, the employee experience in the workplace was/is poor (i.e. processes were unnecessarily complex)
On considering quitting your job:
- 28% of respondents would consider quitting their job and/or starting to look for a new job if flexibility (the ability to select and choose when and where I work) is not offered or to have more flexibility than they currently are
- 9% would consider leaving and/or starting to look for a new job if the company asked to return to the office full time
- 23% would change jobs if a prospective employer offered the work schedule they preferred
“Organizations in general must prepare new strategies for hybrid work to ensure employee motivation and engagement, as well as adequate leadership and management practices”, explains Luciana Pinheiro, president of Citrix Brasil. “Work has gone from being a place to becoming an activity that can be performed from any location. Organizations need to understand people's desires for a successful journey in their careers, but also for the search for a better quality of life”.
Citrix provides a complete digital workspace platform from which companies can deliver the applications and information employees need to do their best work, wherever they are.
