Hybrid model has been a boon to us,” says Rahul Singhai, senior analyst at a multi-national investment bank and financial services company, as he interacts with Forbes India while on a ‘workation’ (work + vacation) with his friends in Udaipur. Singhai, like a number of employees, has preferred a hybrid work model post the pandemic, which means he has the flexibility to work both in office, from home or anywhere. Companies, too, have been adapting themselves to newer concepts of work culture.
In 2022, while employees continued to adapt to work-from-home and work-from-anywhere, employers thought of ways to bring the workforce back to offices after a long, pandemic-induced gap. Companies used incentives such as afternoon naps, wellness bonuses, and biannual appraisals to lure employees back to the workplace. Many employees, however, seemed to prefer the hybrid work model the most because of the flexibility it offers.
(This story appears in the 30 December, 2022 issue of Forbes India. To visit our Archives, click here.)