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DCA Live's Future of the Workplace Survey - January 2021
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
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
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
4.
What is the status of hiring at your organization?
Growing fast / actively hiring
Growing but hiring slowly
Hiring on pause
Laying off / contracting
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
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
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
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
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
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