It is clear that the sector is at one of its highest crisis points, however, progress in the vaccination process has allowed living and working conditions to return little by little to “normal”, although with new needs to attend to.

In this context, flexibility emerges as one of the fundamental strategies for the sector. Despite the fact that a few months ago it was possible to believe that offices would disappear, today various studies suggest that professional work from home not only affects the productivity of companies, it has also damaged the health of employees.

After confinement due to the pandemic, almost 80% of people suffer burnout as a result of the implementation of the home office, modification of schedules and the change of structure at work. This was determined in a study conducted by Brightspot Strategy & WeWork.

90% of the people evaluated indicated that they want to work, at least one day a week in the office; of which 20% prefer to be in a corporate five days a week. Similarly, 65% will seek flexible options for their next job challenge and 30% of them are willing to quit if they do not have these facilities.

Álvaro Villar, general manager of WeWork Mexico, details that this trend towards flexibility was not created as a result of the pandemic, as it is something that Wework has developed for more than 10 years. However, confinement did cause the generation of

new products.

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On the other hand, he said that 86% of companies plan to use shared spaces in the future. Therefore, it is expected that by 2030, 30% of the square meters of offices will be shared work.

Some of the most successful companies have already implemented these work models in order to serve, attract and retain their talent. Google, for example, established the flexible week, a strategy with which its workers can go to the office one or two days a week.

Not only that, in response to those who got used to the home office, it has decided to invest in the experimentation of the design of 10% of its facilities this year, with which it seeks that more young technology prodigies join its staff.

In Mexico, the so-called technological nomads have emerged with an interesting result. Sergio Ríos, general director of foreign investment attraction of the Government of the State of Jalisco, shared that Puerto Vallarta is currently being promoted as a technological hub in which 80 people are already working under this model.

The challenge for owners and employers will be to achieve a gradual return under flexible, remote and collaborative schemes; as well as redensification and reconfiguration.

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There is a latent desire on the part of companies to return to corporate, but this under a new occupation scheme, which ensures health and comfort.

While collaborators have the need to share culture and experiences and interact with their colleagues, but without losing the advantages of the flexibility of the home office.

Therefore, in the short and medium term a majority return with new occupation circumstances is foreseen.

In this sense, hybrid work models, which combine the use of face-to-face offices with work from home, are the present and future of the market. Its multiple benefits have been an added value, because it implies that the spaces will be used in a more efficient way and are perceived as an opportunity for savings.

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