Sina Science and Technology News on the evening of May 21, Beijing time, it is reported that GoogleCEO Sandal Pichai (Sundar Pichai) said today that there will be "structural changes" in the way we work in the future, which will no longer be confined to one place, which will lead to new ways of working.
Pichai said in an interview with the media: "the COVID-19 epidemic has made many people experience telecommuting, which is a structural change." The way we work in the future will be greatly changed and become more flexible. Work will no longer be confined to one place. "
More than 20 years ago, Google created the slogan "create the happiest and most efficient workplace in the world". Google pioneered interesting offices, from bright colors and decorations to benefits and amenities. Now Google is replanning its offices and campuses for the way it works in the future.
"just as we were excited to rethink the meaning of work 20 years ago, we are equally optimistic that we can rethink work in this modern context," Pichai said. "
To illustrate this point, Pichai said the new work model would allow "parents" employees to attend a parent-teacher meeting at their children's school at 11:00 on a Tuesday, or to see a doctor at noon one day. "therefore, I think this flexibility helps people adapt to the reality of modern life."
In a recent memo to Google employees, Pichai described a "hybrid" workplace that allows collaboration "in multiple work environments". Pichai also said Google's real estate and workplace services (REWS) team was testing "multi-purpose offices and private workspaces and working with the team to develop advanced video technology to create greater fairness between office workers and office workers."
Pichai's memo envisions a working week in which most employees spend only three days a week in the office, mainly involving collaborative work, with the remaining two days left for employees to choose the most suitable workplace. With Google's vast global reach, employees can apply to change jobs to another office or to work remotely.
According to Pichai, 60% of Google employees will return to the office several days a week, 20% will work in the new location, and 20% will continue to work from home.