New research by global design firm Gensler has revealed that a staggering 13 million German employees work in underperforming offices, with poorly designed shared and group offices standing in the way of innovation and collaboration in businesses.
Key findings include:
The German workplace is in real need of transformation with 13 million Germans working in underperforming offices;
52% would prefer working in an open plan office as long as privacy is available;
Germans spend more time socialising and learning than most global workers, nearly double what employees reported in Gensler’s United States and United Kingdom Workplace Survey Reports.
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Key findings include:
The German workplace is in real need of transformation with 13 million Germans working in underperforming offices;
52% would prefer working in an open plan office as long as privacy is available;
Germans spend more time socialising and learning than most global workers, nearly double what employees reported in Gensler’s United States and United Kingdom Workplace Survey Reports.
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