A Hewlett Packard Enterprise company, Aruba, says that after years of responding to the needs of both X and Y generations of employers, they now face a new post-pandemic generation: 85 percent of hybrid workers consider themselves “Gen N (innovative generation)”. ‘ relates to its characteristics.
The study also reveals the risks to the workplace if the expectations of this new generation continue not to be met. In the current chart, only 38 percent of respondents say they have a meaningful choice in their workplace technology choices. Employees report that without the right technologies, they will experience a decline in productivity (35 percent) and a poorer work/life balance (23 percent). Generation N’s expectations of increased flexibility and trust in technical capabilities are revealing a range of security risks to where, when and how employees connect to the network. For example, 50 percent of respondents say they are more inclined to solve a technology problem themselves than before the pandemic.
Other prominent findings in the study are as follows:
Hybrid workers have a new perspective on the importance of technology in the workplace:
- 80% of the participants are in favor of their company maintaining policies that encourage healthy technology use.
- The rate of those who think that technology has a role in the development of an inclusive environment in the new hybrid working order is 73 percent, while 44 percent believe that this is not the case.
New risks to the workplace of hybrid workers unless their needs are met:
- 20 percent expect a technology problem in the workplace to be resolved in 20 minutes or less, and 42 percent expect a solution in less than 10 minutes.
- More than half (55 percent) of respondents agree that they connect to public networks that are not password protected at least once a week, while only a third (33 percent) think they may face security risks doing so.
- On the other hand, 82 percent of the participants use their personal devices while accessing work-related information.
Morten Illum, vice president of EMEA, Aruba, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise company, said: “Our study shows that this new generation of hybrid workers, with their transformed behavior and increased expectations, will come with new demands from employers for technology in the workplace. At the same time, organizations that want to increase productivity in the workforce and support their employees need to listen to these new needs. Establishing an open and secure network will enable the flexibility, freedom and personalization employees seek without compromising security.”
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