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WORKPLACE PERSPECTIVES SURVEYSUMMARY OF RESULTS

August 2020

Bergmann Workplace Perspectives Survey Summary | August 2020 2

In July, Bergmann’s resilient design team issued a short survey in an effort to learn more about how COVID-19 is changing the way businesses are thinking about the physical workplace.

The anonymous survey was offered to business decision makers across New York State and garnered nearly 100 responses.

The following slides provide a summary of the findings.

WORKPLACE PERSPECTIVES


“The survey findings support what we had started hearing from our clients. While businesses are more open to adopting flexible work policies, the need for a shared workplace has not gone away. We’re looking at an evolution of use and design, not a complete elimination.”

Kelly Jahn, AIA, IIDA, NCARB, LEED AP Senior Interior Architect | Bergmann


KEY FINDINGS

67P E R C E N T O F RESPONDENTSR E P O RT E D T H AT S O M E

EMPLOYEES HAVE RETURNED

An overwhelming portion (88%) reported that the physical workplace continues to have some level of importance to achievement of business goals.

88P E R C E N T O F RESPONDENTSR E P O R T E D T H A T T H E

OFFICE IS STILL IMPORTANT

Flexible work arrangements are being adopted by a majority of employers. However, only less than 10% state they have started discussions about decreasing office square footage.

70P E R C E N T O F RESPONDENTSARE ADOPTING FLEXIBLE

WORK ARRANGEMENTS

While a strong majority (67%) of respondents reported that some portion of employees had already returned to the workplace at the time of the survey, a portion continue to wait to make plans until later in the year.

EMPLOYEE RETURN

PHYSICAL SPACE

FLEXIBLE WORK STYLES


REGIONAL RESPONSES

24% WESTERN NE W YORK

21% F INGER L AKES

13% SOUTHERN T IER

10% CENTRAL NE W YORK

10% CAPITAL D ISTR ICT

9% NE W YORK C IT Y & LONG ISL AND

7% MID-HUDSON, NORTH COUNTRY & MOHAWK VALLEY

Approximately 5% of responses represented firms located outside of New York State.

SURVEY QUESTION 3


50P E R C E N T O F RESPONDENTS

50% More than 50% of firms represented in the survey had 50 employees or less.

12% Just 12% represented companies with more than 500 employees.

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INDUSTRY RESPONSESSURVEY QUESTIONS 1 & 4


WORKPLACE RESPONSESSURVEY QUESTIONS 5 THRU 12


Prior to New York State initiating the PAUSE Executive Order on March 22, 2020, what was the primary work style for your organization (primary being at least 50% of employees)?

QUESTION 5What is the current primary work style across your organization (primary being at least 50% of employees)?

QUESTION 6

WORKING FROM A COMPANY OFFICE SPACE91%

4% WORKING FROM A CO-WORKING LOCATION

3% WORKING REMOTELY/WORKING FROM HOME

1% NONE OF THE ABOVE

WORKING FROM A COMPANY OFFICE SPACE32%

2% WORKING FROM A CO-WORKING LOCATION

62% WORKING REMOTELY/WORKING FROM HOME

3% NONE OF THE ABOVE


If you answered “working remotely / working from home,” what impact did remote work have on productivity?

QUESTION 7What is your organization’s current position related to reopening?

QUESTION 8

PRODUCTIVITY STAYED ABOUT THE SAME55%

22% PRODUCTIVITY INCREASED

22% PRODUCTIVITY DECREASED

EMPLOYEES ARE ALREADY RETURNING AND HAVE THE OPTION TO CONTINUE WORKING REMOTELY.38%

22% WE HAVE NOT YET REOPENED AND WILL START WELCOMING EMPLOYEES BACK LATER THIS YEAR.

20% EMPLOYEES ARE ALREADY RETURNING AND NO ONE IS WORKING REMOTELY.

11%WE HAVE NOT YET REOPENED & PLAN TO HAVE EMPLOYEES CONTINUE WORKING REMOTELY INTO THE FUTURE.

9%EMPLOYEES ARE ALREADY RETURNING AND WE HAVE IMPLEMENTED A ROTATING SCHEDULE FOR ON-SITE EMPLOYEES.


How important is a physical office space to your employees’ ability to achieve business goals?

QUESTION 9Is your organization considering a remote work/flexible work arrangement for employees moving forward?

QUESTION 10

SOMEWHAT IMPORTANT53%

35% VERY IMPORTANT

11% NOT IMPORTANT

YES70%

30% NO


Is your organization considering decreasing the square footage of your current office space(s)?

QUESTION 11What impact has COVID-19 and the NY State PAUSE Executive Order had on your company culture?

QUESTION 12

NO IMPACT37%

35% NEGATIVE IMPACT

18% POSITIVE IMPACT

8% STRONG NEGATIVE IMPACT

3% STRONG POSITIVE IMPACT

NO - WE WILL BE KEEPING OUR SQUARE FOOTAGE AS-IS66%

20% UNSURE

9% YES – WE HAVE STARTED CONVERSATIONS BUT HAVE NOT YET MADE A FORMAL DECISION

3% YES – WE HAVE MADE FORMAL PLANS TO DECREASE OUR SQUARE FOOTAGE

3% NO – WE WILL BE INCREASING OUR SQUARE FOOTAGE

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