Thatcher Workplace Consulting is sometimes approached by clients to conduct surveys, but it will also conduct its own surveys to stay on top of the industry and investigate emerging trends. Here are some recent survey results.
User Survey Results
I need to display the following in my work space:
Results:
Career memorabilia
| 6% |
Picture of family and friends
| 19% |
'Holiday' decorations
| 3% |
All of the above
| 31% |
None of the above
| 41% |
In a recent survey of mobile workers they were asked: Please rate how important the following items are in contributing to your success as a mobile worker? Note that while technology is essential (5 of the top 6 items) that a Manager that supports and understand how to manage mobile workers is #3 and quick access to a variety of different types of spaces to work is #7.
Text description for mobile worker survey
| Essential | Important | Would be nice | Not necessary | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quick access to WiFi | 94% | 6% | ||
| Laptop | 96% | 3% | 3% | |
| Manager that supports and understands how to manage mobile workers | 73% | 27% | ||
| Mobile phone | 73% | 8% | 19% | |
| Access to instant messaging | 65% | 23% | 9% | 3% |
| Access to video teleconferencing | 59% | 33% | 8% | |
| Quick access to a variety of different types of spaces to work | 54% | 30% | 13% | 3% |
| Able to find individuals that I need to communicate/work with | 48% | 44% | 8% | |
| Comfortable seating that I can easily adjust | 41% | 37% | 19% | 3% |
| Access to ‘print anywhere’ or ‘smart’ printers | 41% | 33% | 23% | 3% |
| Control over how and where I work | 36% | 56% | 8% | |
| Access to meeting rooms with modern technology | 35% | 43% | 19% | 3% |
| Access to larger display monitors | 35% | 41% | 16% | 8% |
| A way to electronically identify my status | 35% | 35% | 27% | 3% |
| IT support nights and weekends | 35% | 24% | 38% | 3% |
| A way to reserve a workspace for the day | 33% | 19% | 26% | 22% |
| Sit/stand worksurfaces that I can easily adjust | 24% | 17% | 51% | 8% |
| Tablet | 22% | 8% | 46% | 24% |
| Access to food/beverages within a short distance | 17% | 39% | 38% | 6% |
| Somewhere nearby to store my coat and boots | 16% | 32% | 30% | 22% |
| Personal locked storage tower/locker | 16% | 27% | 24% | 33% |
| A way for colleagues to drop off documents/materials | 8% | 22% | 37% | 33% |