People’s Experience in the Workplace

There is always talk of how a business looks to potential customers or clients. That the layout of a reception area and colours used can evoke a certain feeling or present a particular image. But clients and customers are only in the workplace for a small amount of time. 

What about the employees who are there day in and day out?

If we’re focusing on how workplace design affects the emotions of clients, we should be putting an emphasis on how it affects the people who are employed there as well. 

Making sure that your workplace not only looks clutter free, professional and tidy will help immensely. Your staff won’t be brought down by the fact that they have to spend all day in a mess and at a desk that’s uncomfortable. They won’t be needing to take a walk because of a sore back or because they need fresh air or a break from the mess.

Don’t forget brand identity!

You also want to make sure that your brand identity is cohesive between what your clients see and what your employees are experiencing. If there’s one thing that the recent pandemic showed us about business, it’s that people value authentic brands.

For example, if you had a nice, cozy reception area with comfy sofas for potential clients but your employees were sitting on plastic garden chairs every day, there’s going to be a disconnect in the environment you’re trying to portray.

But aesthetic isn’t the only factor you should consider when diving into the importance of how people experience the workplace.

It’s important that your employees have functionality in the space as well. By putting some thought into how appliances and resources are positioned around the workplace you could save a lot of time and energy every day within your team!

Office environment is key to employee productivity.

If those points aren’t reason enough, a study by Metro Design showed that of 100 employees, “almost half (49%) said that an office makeover would increase their productivity and more than half thought a better working environment would make them more organised”.

If you’re looking for a way to increase productivity in the workplace and improve employee organisation and are at a loss for what else can be done, take a look at your current workplace and see what changes can be made today. Ask your team what would make their jobs easier or their workflows actually happen faster and smoother.

You might be surprised about the suggestions you get. It can be things that we wouldn’t even think of because we don’t work in that specific role or area regularly.

Remember that it doesn’t have to be a huge move and renovation. See what small changes you can implement today and see how it affects the way your team works, tasks are completed and general productivity day-to-day.

After seeing the results, you may be ready to talk about the steps that are next to completely level up and upgrade your workspace to optimise the productivity of your team and therefore work!