Americas Office Fit Out Cost Guide 2024

OFFICE FIT OUT COST GUIDE 2024

“OFFICE EXPERIENCE” MAY LEAVE “RETURN TO OFFICE” MANDATES BEHIND When employers want employees to return to the office, it’s often to cultivate the company culture, foster collaboration and enhance productivity. But while mandates may be effective at getting people back in seats, employee engagement has been shown to drop 26% with these efforts, 4 affecting the sentiments of top talent and job seekers as well as others. When this happens, mandates can become counter productive, and leadership may end up quickly backtracking. Nurturing employee engagement is one of the key reasons that a pull (“Office Experience”), not push (“Return to Office”), approach is becoming preferred. An inviting and effective “Office Experience” has a better shot at keeping employees engaged with the company and succeeding in their roles. Offices can be a differentiator by offering the benefits one has at home— namely having space and time to focus while minimizing distractions—and facilitating the things colleagues struggle to get at home—collaboration with in-person colleagues, mentorship, socialization and more.

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CUSHMAN & WAKEFIELD, BOSTON