03 As it was Copyright © 2022 Accenture. All rights reserved. 35 Working hard used to be balanced with social and leisure activities that describe the fun part of work. Today, the balance is leaning too far towards work as those who aren’t yet back in the office miss out on the social aspects, the fun and the friendships. A recent Gallup poll found that those who had a best friend at work were twice as likely to report feeling strongly satisfied at work during the pandemic as those who don’t have a close friendship in the office (32% vs 15%). 46 The tension between employer and employee is evolving and becoming harder to ignore. The statistics are stark, with 85% of employees reporting that they’re productive at work, but only 12% of managers stating they have full confidence that this is the case. 47 48% of employees and 53% of managers say they’re burned out. 48 Managing people is difficult and more visibility of employees allows managers to understand where they might need more support. This is hard to see when people are not together. + photo realism, surreal, wide shot, macro, movie scene, colorful 8k, hyper detailed, 8k, hyper detailed, change 100, aspect ratio 3:2, algorithm version 4