DCA Live's Future of the Workplace Survey - January 2021 Question Title * 1. Pre-pandemic, how would you describe your workplace? Traditional office where mostly everyone reported, mostly everyday Traditional office with some work-from-home flexibility Office option but complete flexibility on where you worked Completely remote, no office option Question Title * 2. What is the current status of your workplace as of January 2021? Fully open with requirement to report to office Fully open with flexibility to work-from-home Hyrid / open but limited Closed / no office option / 100% remote Question Title * 3. If you once reported to an office, what do you expect to happen by the end of the year in your workplace? Return to "normal" as if nothing ever changed Return to "normal" option but a bit more flexibility Return to "normal" option but complete flexbility No return to office option at all Question Title * 4. What is the status of hiring at your organization? Growing fast / actively hiring Growing but hiring slowly Hiring on pause Laying off / contracting Question Title * 5. For open positions in your organization that have been "in office" jobs pre-pandemic, are you? Hiring with expectation that new employees will report to an office? (so nothing has changed) Hiring with expectation that new employees will have an option of coming to an office? (added flexibility) Hiring with expectation that new employees will never come to an office? (complete change) Something else Question Title * 6. Are you aware of positions in your organization that we once "local" being filled with completely remote workers with no expectation they will ever come to an office? Yes No Question Title * 7. If you were once required to report to an office and were asked to be completely remote, would that be? A very good thing Mostly a good thing Mostly a bad thing A very bad thing Question Title * 8. In terms of company culture, has remote work been: Fine, still strong strong sense of culture, employee engagement Eh, it has slipped a bit but not an issue It might be becoming a problem It's a big problem Question Title * 9. In the longer term, do you think this remote experience will change how your organization operates its office format? Yes, no doubt a significant change Yes, likely a big change Yes, some changes on the margins No, not at all Question Title * 10. How would you describe your industry? Professional services (law, CPA, consulting, HR, real estate, etc) Financial services (bank, private wealth, insurance, investment banking) Association / Non Profit / Public sector Big Tech Start-Up Tech Government Contracting Other Corporate Something else Done