How the Hybrid Workplace Will Reshape Optometry in 2023

During the pandemic, practices shifted to remote work, and then later in 2022 as we started getting back to office management vigilantly opted for a hybrid workplace as a first period. A hybrid work environment combines office and remote work to give employees flexibility and assistance. Employees often have greater work-life balance and more autonomy in hybrid workplaces, which results in higher levels of engagement. Building a more productive, healthy, and stable workforce is advantageous to employers.
The hybrid workplace, however, is not a quick fix or a solution to every problem at work. The hybrid workplace of today, as we’ve seen after the pandemic must be deliberately deployed, utilizing cutting-edge HR technology that foster connection, collaboration, and employee engagement.

The past two years’ findings revealed that on average, employees who work remotely are much more productive than those who work in an office. There are specifics behind a generalization that is frequently used to persuade businesses to permit remote work or by remote workers to persuade employers to maintain remote work policies. Owl Labs report provides a thorough analysis of remote work in 2021. Persons who work from home typically:
• Worked one additional day every week;

• Were 47% more productive;

• Spent 10 minutes fewer each day being unproductive.

There are several causes behind those somehow extreme numbers:
• 34% of office workers claimed that interruptions from coworkers hampered their productivity, compared to only 16% of remote workers; 25% of office workers reported that office politics disturbed their workflow; while 15% of remote workers reported the same.
• Compared to remote workers, 28% of office workers reported their daily commute had a negative influence on their productivity.

From the data on remote work, there are no doubt agreed reasons why hybrid should stay and influence 2023:

Lowering operation costs and expenses: remote working can replace carrying out daily tasks in the office eliminating the need for large office space thus decreasing operational costs. Moreover, transportation costs are decreased thanks to the hybrid workplace.

Increasing productivity: Employees are more accountable and feel independent and secure about finishing their work since they are less likely to be micromanaged. They make an effort to do their best and grow more conscious of their obligations, which makes them truthful, disciplined, and accountable.

Hybrid enables a new form of teamwork that uses technology to eliminate friction and increase coordination through communication and collaboration that leads to accomplishing objectives thus increasing productivity.