Questionnaire

The workplace of the future

The Covid-19 pandemic and its effects have shown us all that our workplaces are changing dramatically. But what does the workplace of the future look like? We want to investigate this with you.

This survey will help us see different perspectives and give us a glimpse into the future.

The survey takes about 4 minutes.

Thank you for your interest in this important topic!

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* 1. Immediately before the Covid-19 pandemic, how often did you use the following work environments?

	never	rarely	often	always
Individual office in the company	Individual office in the company never	Individual office in the company rarely	Individual office in the company often	Individual office in the company always
Multi-person office for up to 6 people in the company	Multi-person office for up to 6 people in the company never	Multi-person office for up to 6 people in the company rarely	Multi-person office for up to 6 people in the company often	Multi-person office for up to 6 people in the company always
Open-plan office for more than 6 people in the company	Open-plan office for more than 6 people in the company never	Open-plan office for more than 6 people in the company rarely	Open-plan office for more than 6 people in the company often	Open-plan office for more than 6 people in the company always
Home office	Home office never	Home office rarely	Home office often	Home office always
Co-working space	Co-working space never	Co-working space rarely	Co-working space often	Co-working space always
Mobile office	Mobile office never	Mobile office rarely	Mobile office often	Mobile office always
Other	Other never	Other rarely	Other often	Other always

If you choose other, please specify:

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* 2. How often do you currently use these working environments?

	never	rarely	often	always
Individual office in the company	Individual office in the company never	Individual office in the company rarely	Individual office in the company often	Individual office in the company always
Multi-person office for up to 6 people in the company	Multi-person office for up to 6 people in the company never	Multi-person office for up to 6 people in the company rarely	Multi-person office for up to 6 people in the company often	Multi-person office for up to 6 people in the company always
Open-plan office for more than 6 people in the company	Open-plan office for more than 6 people in the company never	Open-plan office for more than 6 people in the company rarely	Open-plan office for more than 6 people in the company often	Open-plan office for more than 6 people in the company always
Home office	Home office never	Home office rarely	Home office often	Home office always
Co-working space	Co-working space never	Co-working space rarely	Co-working space often	Co-working space always
Mobile office	Mobile office never	Mobile office rarely	Mobile office often	Mobile office always
Other	Other never	Other rarely	Other often	Other always

If you choose other, please specify:

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* 3. Many people are currently working from home. How often do you recognise the following problems?

If you choose other, please specify:

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* 4. In your opinion, how important will the following topics be for workplaces in the future?

	unimportant	not very important	important	very important
Fast and stable Internet connection	Fast and stable Internet connection unimportant	Fast and stable Internet connection not very important	Fast and stable Internet connection important	Fast and stable Internet connection very important
Flexible working hours	Flexible working hours unimportant	Flexible working hours not very important	Flexible working hours important	Flexible working hours very important
Flexible work location	Flexible work location unimportant	Flexible work location not very important	Flexible work location important	Flexible work location very important
Joint meetings in the company	Joint meetings in the company unimportant	Joint meetings in the company not very important	Joint meetings in the company important	Joint meetings in the company very important
Joint online meetings	Joint online meetings unimportant	Joint online meetings not very important	Joint online meetings important	Joint online meetings very important
Ergonomic equipment	Ergonomic equipment unimportant	Ergonomic equipment not very important	Ergonomic equipment important	Ergonomic equipment very important
Feel-good atmosphere	Feel-good atmosphere unimportant	Feel-good atmosphere not very important	Feel-good atmosphere important	Feel-good atmosphere very important
Free choice of workspace in the company	Free choice of workspace in the company unimportant	Free choice of workspace in the company not very important	Free choice of workspace in the company important	Free choice of workspace in the company very important
Own desk in the company	Own desk in the company unimportant	Own desk in the company not very important	Own desk in the company important	Own desk in the company very important
Flexible areas for teamwork	Flexible areas for teamwork unimportant	Flexible areas for teamwork not very important	Flexible areas for teamwork important	Flexible areas for teamwork very important
Digital communication tools (MS Teams, Zoom etc.)	Digital communication tools (MS Teams, Zoom etc.) unimportant	Digital communication tools (MS Teams, Zoom etc.) not very important	Digital communication tools (MS Teams, Zoom etc.) important	Digital communication tools (MS Teams, Zoom etc.) very important
Other	Other unimportant	Other not very important	Other important	Other very important

If you choose other, please specify

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* 5. In your opinion, why will company premises still be needed?

	never	rarely	often	always
To do focused work	To do focused work never	To do focused work rarely	To do focused work often	To do focused work always
To attend customer appointments	To attend customer appointments never	To attend customer appointments rarely	To attend customer appointments often	To attend customer appointments always
For teamwork	For teamwork never	For teamwork rarely	For teamwork often	For teamwork always
For creative work	For creative work never	For creative work rarely	For creative work often	For creative work always
To network	To network never	To network rarely	To network often	To network always
For informal exchanges	For informal exchanges never	For informal exchanges rarely	For informal exchanges often	For informal exchanges always
For representation purposes	For representation purposes never	For representation purposes rarely	For representation purposes often	For representation purposes always
To create an emotional bond with the company	To create an emotional bond with the company never	To create an emotional bond with the company rarely	To create an emotional bond with the company often	To create an emotional bond with the company always
Other purposes	Other purposes never	Other purposes rarely	Other purposes often	Other purposes always

If you choose other purposes, please specify

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* 6. In your opinion, will a company office still be needed in the future?

Yes, a company office will still be needed.

No, there will no longer be a need for a company office.

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* 7. Questions about yourself:
What is your current professional position?

Owner of the company

TOP-Management

Middle Management

Employee with experience

Young professional

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* 8. How many employees does your company have?

up to 9

10 to 99

100 to 999

1.000 to 9.999

more than 10.000

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* 9. For how many people are you responsible?

1 to 9

10 to 99

100 to 999

1.000 to 9.999

more than 10.000

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* 10. Gender

Male

Female

Other

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* 11. How old are you?

up to 29

30 to 39

40 to 49

50 to 59

more than 60

	not at all	now and then	regularly	very often
Identification with the company is disappearing	Identification with the company is disappearing not at all	Identification with the company is disappearing now and then	Identification with the company is disappearing regularly	Identification with the company is disappearing very often
The feeling of togetherness in the team is getting less	The feeling of togetherness in the team is getting less not at all	The feeling of togetherness in the team is getting less now and then	The feeling of togetherness in the team is getting less regularly	The feeling of togetherness in the team is getting less very often
Finding common working hours is difficult	Finding common working hours is difficult not at all	Finding common working hours is difficult now and then	Finding common working hours is difficult regularly	Finding common working hours is difficult very often
Working hours and private time are blurring	Working hours and private time are blurring not at all	Working hours and private time are blurring now and then	Working hours and private time are blurring regularly	Working hours and private time are blurring very often
The increased workload in the home office is clearly noticeable	The increased workload in the home office is clearly noticeable not at all	The increased workload in the home office is clearly noticeable now and then	The increased workload in the home office is clearly noticeable regularly	The increased workload in the home office is clearly noticeable very often
People get lonely	People get lonely not at all	People get lonely now and then	People get lonely regularly	People get lonely very often
The office equipment ist not optimal	The office equipment ist not optimal not at all	The office equipment ist not optimal now and then	The office equipment ist not optimal regularly	The office equipment ist not optimal very often
The technical equipment is not optimal	The technical equipment is not optimal not at all	The technical equipment is not optimal now and then	The technical equipment is not optimal regularly	The technical equipment is not optimal very often
You have the feeling that you are being watched	You have the feeling that you are being watched not at all	You have the feeling that you are being watched now and then	You have the feeling that you are being watched regularly	You have the feeling that you are being watched very often
Performance is getting worse	Performance is getting worse not at all	Performance is getting worse now and then	Performance is getting worse regularly	Performance is getting worse very often
The manager tends to micro-manage	The manager tends to micro-manage not at all	The manager tends to micro-manage now and then	The manager tends to micro-manage regularly	The manager tends to micro-manage very often
Employees are left alone by their manager	Employees are left alone by their manager not at all	Employees are left alone by their manager now and then	Employees are left alone by their manager regularly	Employees are left alone by their manager very often
Co-ordination is poor	Co-ordination is poor not at all	Co-ordination is poor now and then	Co-ordination is poor regularly	Co-ordination is poor very often
People are not proficient in digital communication tools	People are not proficient in digital communication tools not at all	People are not proficient in digital communication tools now and then	People are not proficient in digital communication tools regularly	People are not proficient in digital communication tools very often
Other	Other not at all	Other now and then	Other regularly	Other very often

Questionnaire

The workplace of the future

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* 1. Immediately before the Covid-19 pandemic, how often did you use the following work environments?

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* 2. How often do you currently use these working environments?

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* 3. Many people are currently working from home. How often do you recognise the following problems?

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* 4. In your opinion, how important will the following topics be for workplaces in the future?

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* 5. In your opinion, why will company premises still be needed?

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* 6. In your opinion, will a company office still be needed in the future?

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* 7. Questions about yourself:What is your current professional position?

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* 8. How many employees does your company have?

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* 9. For how many people are you responsible?

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* 10. Gender

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* 11. How old are you?

* 7. Questions about yourself:
What is your current professional position?