Challenges of a hybrid setup
Hybrid work before the pandemic meant a mix of work from home and work from the office. However, the prolonged lockdown and forced work from home changed things profoundly for employees and companies alike. This is hybrid 2.0 and is vastly different from the pre-pandemic hybrid work model.
The first thing to note is that for a lot of young employees, the lockdown was a rude disconnection from their social habitats. Co-living and sharing accommodation with a larger group of friends increased as a trend among youngsters post-pandemic. Living together with a group was essentially the insurance policy against forced de-socialization. On the other end of the spectrum, a lot of companies either under revenue constraints or to cater to the shifted footprint of their employees moved from large hubs in central metropolitans and adopted co-working spaces across cities. Both these trends make the melting pot of modern collaboration a different beast altogether...