In recent times we’ve seen various multinational companies and businesses leading with an extra pair of hands when it comes to employee satisfaction. The reason behind this is simple psychology. The psychology of the workplace. Consider this, you as an employee receive increments enough to cover at least half the cost of buying the latest Apple product, receive salary enough to cover the losses you face in the stock market and still get enough to order meals from fancy places almost every day of the week. Would this be the case two decades ago? Undoubtedly not. Why today then? Why now? To keep employees happy and therefore increase retention rate.
Retention of employees
Earlier no attention was paid to employees and their basic comfort rights, it’s why the retention rate was quite low. Today, each company, big or small, recognizes the talent and skills that are possessed by their employees. And so they show this recognition towards their workforce by way of monetary and non-monetary benefits. Monetary includes increments, bonuses, promotions, employee provident funds and so on whereas non-monetary includes upscaling their existing skills, various offers and most essentially a workplace which induces positivity and creativity that benefits both personal and company growth.
Psychology of workplace: A Spike in Productivity
If your office is stuffy, its walls painted with plain colours that feel colourless, has not-so-comfortable furniture, inactive employees and a rude or rather closed off group of people working, it’s likely such a place won’t last a long time. It lacks the warmth and politeness of employees, the lively colour of the walls and the proper infrastructure necessary for space between desks, natural air and moderately ample exposure to sunlight. These things might seem little but it has a great impact on a person’s emotional, mental and social behaviour. It’s amazing just how a person instantly starts to feel better under natural sunlight compared to being under artificial light all day long.
Not only that, intolerable circumstances regarding closed-off employees and uncomfortable furniture lead to miscommunications amongst employees and uneasiness and unproductivity at work respectively. This evidently shows a direct impact on the efficiency and productivity of work that is being done in an organisation. So, in order to achieve the desired goals for say a particular quarter of the year, it is equally important to look after your employee's psychology of workspace. Giving them a positive environment, flexibility, timely breaks and leaves, speedy internet connection, proper electronic devices and perks of various kinds will go a long way.
However, each company or business can’t provide their workforce with the infrastructure and flexibility that boosts the creativity, IQ and EQ of their employees. Hence the all-around growth of the said employee is stunted making him move to the next best job in sight. Hence the retention rate dropped considerably. The talent and skills of the employees bidding adieu. To let a firm retain its employees we at OurDesk take care of all the necessities for the said firm. From electricity, Wi-Fi, hygiene, tea/coffee, air conditioning, pantry and sunlight to dedicated desks, meeting rooms, executive cabins and stationery; we take care of it all. So you can focus on work productivity and efficiency. The comfortable and lively ambience is without a doubt on the house along with occasional get-togethers which help our members network and build a community that radiates sparks of innovation and new ideas.
The psychology of a workplace is hence a very very important factor for each person in the company, be it a business tycoon or a local business.
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