2022 Flex Office Changing Workplace

Employees’ Expectations Have Changed Trends Expected to Increase Post-Pandemic

Flexible Office Location Strategy • Office workers indicate less of a

willingness to commute long distances to get to the office every day. Potentially, there is an opportunity for flexible office to provide office space closer to where employees live. • To date, however, the data does not show a migration of flexible office inventory to the suburbs. • Repurposing of other space types is also a potential strategy. Owners are looking to use flex as a way to drive foot traffic in retail and mall settings, for example. • These employee preferences have given rise to “pass” products that provide access to thousands of global locations. Instead of occupiers implementing a hub-and-spoke strategy, they create hub-and-roam flexibility.

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Number of coworking spaces

Work from home

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Number of workstations

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Number of business trips

Source: deskmag, European Coworking Spaces During Pandemic report