Happiest employees work in hybrid model: PwC

In surveys conducted by a team of PwC experts in Poland, employees of the organization are regularly asked questions about their work environment (what makes them feel good in it and what gives them the motivation to work), organizational culture, and competencies. Based on detailed indicators, PwC has created the Happiness Index. For a year – that is, since most large companies moved to the home office – PwC has also been asking about issues related to remote work and the impact it has on work efficiency, team relations, and motivation. By combining this information with a variety of organizational data and using advanced analytical techniques, you can provide managers with precise guidance on how to best manage people.

PwC research shows that hybrid workers are the happiest: their Happiness Index is 73 percent, and remote workers reach 70 percent. The hybrid model of work compared to the remote or office mode has a positive effect on the assessment of colleagues and the atmosphere at work. This may suggest our need for at least occasional contact "live" with the preferences of employees performing at least some of their duties remotely.

However, this tendency may differ in some teams – in the corporations surveyed, there were teams in which the Happiness Index achieved much higher values ​​among remote employees.

Women are better at working remotely. PwC’s latest research also shows that a greater percentage of men experience negative effects of remote work, including a decrease in motivation and efficiency of work and relationships in teams (these differences in the Happiness Index are up to 13 percentage points in given research areas). Also, some (sub) organizational cultures are not conducive to remote work.

(WBJ)