According to a recent study by LinkedIn, the largest professional network in the world, professionals in India believe that hybrid work cultures increase productivity, with nearly eight out of ten choosing to return to the office.
Professionals are still not prepared to go back to working in an office five days a week like they did before the epidemic, even three years after the outbreak, when the Work From Home culture was aggressively practiced because of Covid conventions.
The poll gathered information from more than 1,200 Indian job hopefuls. They define flexibility as having the option to work from home, choose your own schedule, and take breaks as necessary.
Giants like TCS have reported a high number of resignations after forcing staff to work from the office. The majority of employees who submitted resignation letters in response to the company’s move were women.
According to the study, which illustrates a change in workers’ views regarding going to work, 78% of Indian professionals today claim they go to work on purpose, as opposed to prior employees who felt forced to do so. The research’s findings demonstrate that employees are usually more accepting of working in an office, with 86% of Indians reporting that they feel happy about it compared to a year before.
Approximately 63% of Indian professionals believe that working remotely has no negative effects on their jobs, but a comparable percentage also thinks that if they didn’t commute as frequently to work, their chances of career advancement could be diminished.
According to the study, 71% of Indian professionals agree that they feel they must overcompensate when working from home to demonstrate that they are serious about their jobs. This could be one possible explanation.
“We’re starting to see a shift in attitude when it comes to working in the office,” Nirajita Banerjee, Managing Editor – India at LinkedIn, said. “While professionals in India favour the flexible-work option, they are also finding immense value in heading back to office as it contributes towards boosting employee morale, improving collaboration and teamwork and identifying new opportunities. Informal conversations or chai breaks can also help boost long term career growth, when done with intention”
Desk-bombing is another fashion that’s popular at work. According to the study, most employees appreciate it when a colleague drops by their desk unannounced to chat.
Desk-bombing is regarded by about 62% of Indian respondents as a nice approach to strike up a discussion at random. Desk-bombing has been used by the majority of Gen Z employees in India (60%) and they find it useful.
According to the report, employees are more aware of how they divide their time between work and personal priorities, and managers are developing novel approaches to do this. The majority of employees in India (60%) report having witnessed loud leaving, which occurs when supervisors leave the office in plain view to signal that it is acceptable to close down and cease working at a decent hour.
Additionally, employees are organizing their workweeks differently, which has changed their last day of the workweek. A staggering 79% of Indians believe that Thursday has replaced Friday, which may be related to the fact that Friday is the least preferred day for employees to report to work.
Indians who claim that Thursday feels like the new Friday would spend more time with their loved ones and friends on Fridays, according to 50% of them, while 46% would try to concentrate on finishing the week’s work fast so they could start the weekend early.
