1. Working in the office will only be symbolic

Brent Capron – Design Director at Perkins and Will said that after the pandemic, more Americans will redistribute their time between working at work and at home.

The office of Fuze company (Boston, USA) is deserted during the pandemic.

As more people work remotely, companies may open more local offices, or allow employees to go to co-working spaces.

2. Meetings will be replaced by email and messaging software

Nadjia Yousif – a leader at Boston Consulting Group believes that after the pandemic, the number of meetings will be less.

In the future, meetings will likely turn into emails, and then eventually into text messages.

3. Business trips will be different from before

During the pandemic, all business trips were stopped, online meetings increased and companies found ways to cut costs and balance the budget.

Gary Leff – a travel expert predicts that companies will soon realize business travel is not necessary and this can be done via online meetings.

4. Office design will change

If the office is only symbolic, and the main purpose is a meeting place for people, the number of partitions will be reduced.

Desks will likely be spaced far apart and cleaning products such as antiseptic solutions or antibacterial wipes will become popular.

5. Colleagues will become closer to each other

If there’s one bright spot in the pandemic’s impact on the workplace, it’s improved relationships between colleagues.

6. Masks will become an essential item in the wardrobe

In addition to office clothes, two other types of fashion that will appear after the pandemic are office clothes to wear when working remotely and masks.

7. The company has a stipend for remote work

When Twitter and Shopify forced employees to work remotely in March, both had support to make the transition smooth.

8. Automation will accelerate

Many people have long been concerned that `robots will take jobs from humans`.

Repetitive tasks can be replaced with algorithms.