NEW YORK, Oct. 8, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Do you lust for more
time during the weekend? Depressed that you only have two days to
chill out or get what you want done? The five-day-work-week is on
its way out, among other old and tired workplace trends including
open floor plans and pre-employment drug testing.
Indeed, some trends change quickly in the workplace, while
others remain for decades. This is 2019 after all, and it shouldn't
come as a surprise that emotional support animals are a "thing" in
the workplace now. The airlines allow the furry friends, so why not
the office? That is one of five trends you'll find in workplaces
now, and the movement toward these trends is only growing. Electric
car-charging stations? Check. Wearable technology for fitness?
Check.
The editors at FitSmallBusiness.com, the digital business
publication, analyzed data from several sources including
Bloomberg, the 2019 SHRM Benefits Report, and the National
Institute of Mental Health, among others, to determine the most
up-to-the-minute workplace trends that are heating up offices right
now. These trends are sure to get even hotter in the years to come.
You can find the full report HERE.
OLD AND TIRED WORKPLACE TRENDS
#1. Unlimited
Paid Time Off
#2. Pre-Employment Drug
Testing
#3. Onsite Childcare
#4. 9-to-5 Work
Week
#5. Open Floorplan offices
NEW HOTNESS FOR 2019
#1. Emotional Support Animals
in the Workplace
#2. Gender-Neutral
Bathrooms
#3. AI in the Office
#4. Wearable
Fitness and Safety Technology
#5. Onsite Electric Vehicle
Charging Stations
"Trends that once seemed dreamy -- like unlimited PTO -- were
less-than-satisfying once they got implemented," says Sarah Wright-Killinger, Managing Editor, Fit
Small Business. "It's no surprise then that the 'office'
workplace of open floor plans and a nine-to-five work week is
fading away quickly too," she added.
About FitSmallBusiness.com:
With a rapidly growing monthly readership of more than 2.5 million,
FitSmallBusiness.com is an online publication devoted to
helping small business owners. Its full-time staff of writers
spends hours of research, data analysis, and interviews with
industry experts to answer the questions that owners want in order
to run a successful small business.
For more information on this list and this topic, please contact
Sarah Johnson,
225885@email4pr.com, 917-864-6355.
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