People go to work for different reasons; some are motivated by money, others want to develop their career and some employees enjoy the social side of work, seeing colleagues and experiencing the buzz of the office.
According to this year's edition
of the Vodafone Working Nation report, for the young generation that's set to
become tomorrow's office workers, the last reason is extremely important. However,
they also worry that new technology and new working practices will force them to
miss out on the things they consider important about work and are looking
forward to: making friends, learning from colleagues and enjoying their
jobs.
85% of 16 –20 year olds believe that
hierarchy is vital to create order and worry that working from home alone would
leave them bored with no interaction with colleagues, the part of work they find
most attractive.
To discuss the importance of
community at work, we are joined by Eugene Burke, business psychologist. As
technology enables more flexible working styles, there is increasingly less of a
requirement for a physical office but does that mean less personal interaction?
In this special webchat, Eugene Burke will be examining the vital ingredients
that will constitute 'the office' for tomorrow's workers while discussing too
how we can celebrate & nurture community in the office in the current
financial climate.
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