FEATURE : MODERN WORKPLACE
eFlex : Reshaping the future of work at Egress
With the tech industry at the forefront of the hybrid work revolution , Laura Probert , Chief People Officer , Egress , outlines her company ’ s ‘ challenging and exciting ’ journey towards flexibility .
At Egress , we believe that through the process of exploring the 4-day week and getting employee feedback throughout , we have created an innovative , highly impactful approach to flexibility that no other company has done .
The tech industry has been at the forefront of the hybrid work revolution , a trend accelerated by the global pandemic . According to a survey by McKinsey & Company , more than half of technology employees prefer a flexible working model , stating it as their most favoured working arrangement post-pandemic . This sentiment is echoed in GitHub ’ s 2020 State of the Octoverse report , which highlighted that over 86 % of respondents valued the option to work remotely as a critical factor in job satisfaction .
Flexibility comes in a variety of forms ; of course , hybrid work-models are popular , adapting working hours for childcare , and making reasonable adjustments for neurodivergent employees are just a few techniques . At Egress , our journey towards flexibility has been both challenging and enlightening , implementing all the above , plus developing an innovative employee benefit we call eFlex .
A four-day-week trial designed to improve our employee retention and attraction left big gaps in customer support and quality delivery . We chose to fail fast but were left with lots of learnings and feedback from employees . The flexibility genie was out of the bottle and there was a very intense period where our people felt let down by the pilot failure , but very much wanting the time out and flexibility that went with it . This pivotal moment
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