CHICAGO, July 31, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Now more than
ever, workplace design and environment have become a significant
part of company culture and a key driver of employee satisfaction.
It can help inspire workers, drive productivity and innovation, and
retain and attract top talent.
Capital One's 2018 Work Environment Survey of 3,500 full-time
professionals across the country—including 500 respondents in each
of the following markets: Chicago,
Dallas, New York City, San
Francisco, and Washington,
D.C.—found that talent increasingly values flexibility and design,
particularly when evaluating whether to stay at their current job
or considering a new employment opportunity.
"Professionals today have high expectations for their experience
in the workplace and what their employer provides for them," said
Stefanie Spurlin, Vice President,
Workplace Solutions at Capital One. "The results of the 2018 Work
Environment Survey clearly demonstrate the importance of design and
flexibility to professionals across the country. By providing
dynamic spaces to accommodate all kinds of work styles, companies
can help facilitate the kind of collaboration and innovation that
empowers employees to create breakthrough products and solutions
for their customers."
Key findings for Chicago
workers include:
- Design drives innovation: For the second year in a row,
82% of Chicagoans believe companies can't encourage innovation
unless their workplace environment is innovative.
- Tech innovation: 85% of Chicago office pros believe it's important
that their next employer be an early adopter of technology,
consistent with the national average.
- Flexibility is a must: 84% have their best ideas when
they're working in flexible space options, up two points from 2017,
and 83% say they are more productive when they change physical
location while working. Additionally, more than 3 in 4 Chicagoans
(79%) rank flexible schedule in their top 2 reasons to stay at a
company, and 70% -- up from 65% in 2017 – want flexible hours from
their employer.
- Design elements that matter most: The most
desired design elements for Chicago professionals include natural light
(63%), easily reconfigurable furniture and spaces (47%, up from 43%
in 2017) and artwork and creative imagery (40%).
- Craving health & wellness: Most Chicagoans
said their company doesn't currently offer mother's nursing rooms
(75%) and environmentally friendly programs (74%). When asked to
prioritize on-site benefits, the top three responses were healthy
food and beverage options (43%, up from 40% in 2017),
relaxation/social areas (33%) and health/wellness centers and
programming (32%).
- Location, location, location?: When considering a new
job, 62% of Chicago office
professionals believe that workplace design and environment is
equally important or more important than office location.
- Local culture is missing: 70% believe local culture
isn't currently reflected in their company's workplace design, up
from 67% in 2017.
Visit the Capital One newsroom for the national
results and more Capital One news. To view and download
images of Capital One's workspaces, please click here. For
infographics of the 2018 Capital One Work Environment Survey
results, please click here.
Survey Methodology
The Capital One Work Environment
Survey was conducted by Wakefield Research
(www.wakefieldresearch.com) among 3,500 adults, 18 and over, in the
U.S., including 1,000 office professionals employed full-time in
the U.S., and 500 office professionals employed full time in each
of the following DMAs: Chicago,
Dallas, New York City, San
Francisco and Washington,
D.C., between April 19 and May 2,
2018 using an email invitation and an online survey. Data
from 2018 reflects the full 3,500 sample size, and year-over-year
data is limited to the 2,500 respondents (total of the 500 from
each market) that was the same sample set for the 2017 survey, for
accuracy and data integrity.
Results of any sample are subject to sampling variation. The
magnitude of the variation is measurable and is affected by the
number of interviews and the level of the percentages expressing
the results. For the interviews conducted in this particular study,
the chances are 95 in 100 that a survey result does not vary, plus
or minus, by more than 3.1 percentage points for the national
sample and 4.4 percentage points for each of the DMAs from the
result that would be obtained if interviews had been conducted with
all persons in the universe represented by the sample.
About Capital One
Capital One Financial
Corporation (www.capitalone.com) is a financial holding
company whose subsidiaries, which include Capital One, N.A.,
and Capital One Bank (USA),
N.A., had $248.2 billion in deposits and $364.0
billion in total assets as of June 30, 2018.
Headquartered in McLean, Virginia, Capital
One offers a broad spectrum of financial products and services
to consumers, small businesses and commercial clients through a
variety of channels. Capital One, N.A. has branches
located primarily in New
York, Louisiana, Texas, Maryland, Virginia, New
Jersey and the District of Columbia. A Fortune 500 company, Capital
One trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the
symbol "COF" and is included in the S&P 100
index.
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