nearby businesses, or offering special
services. In other cases, employers may
simply seek out better buildings that come
stocked with amenities employees want.
According to JLL, "Companies are willing
to pay a higher price for a space that
offers a well-rounded experience for their
employees because it's costlier to replace
a good worker than pay for premium real
estate."
The amenities that attract people to your
office depend on the makeup of your
employee population and their individual
preferences and lifestyles. "For example,
Millennials are vocal in their desires to blur
the lines between their work and home
lives with their desires of gyms, bike
storage, locker rooms and green space at
the office," JLL says. You certainly don't
have to have all of these amenities on site,
either. But when you understand your
employees' needs, you can find ways to
fulfill them with the resources and services
you have nearby.
Employers that want to increase the time
workers spend in the office will need to
find more relevant, modern ways to
allocate amenity budgets, so employees
won't feel like going to the office is
sacrificing everything they gain by working
from home or another location.
Since the widespread adoption of remote
and hybrid work, employees have largely
resisted return-to-office mandates, often
citing the freedom remote work gives them
to perform personal tasks as needed
throughout the day. A ping-pong table isn't
going to outweigh the benefit of being able
to take your dog for a walk, run to the
grocery store, or complete other errands
when it's most convenient.
But employers can reimagine office
amenities to close the gap. And that's one
of the changes Ross Leibowitz, Tango's
Senior Director of Workplace Products,
expects to see more of in 2025:
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"I think employers are going to look at
the real problems employees are
having with the transition," Leibowitz
says. "We need to look at how
amenities can alleviate some of the
barriers. Where is the childcare?
Maybe there's a stipend for a dog
walking service. As employees share
what they lose by coming into the
office, employers can look at ways to
meet them halfway or split the
difference."
Some of these amenities fall on companies
themselves to provide, either through
reconfiguring their space, partnerships with
