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Modern Office Environment: How to Attract and Keep Millennials

Millenial Furniture and Interior Design

Are you in desperate need of a modern office design? Then it’s time to throw out the cubicle and embrace open office space designs.

As more Millennials enter the workforce, open office and co-work spaces are in demand than ever before. Young workers understand that they will spend the majority of their work experience in an office environment, but that doesn’t mean they will accept a conventional office environment. In fact, they are more interested in working for companies that try to make the office environment as comfortable and fun as possible.

If you want to attract young talent, you need to have a lively office design. Yes, that means getting rid of old filing cabinets and ancient work stations. Yes, that means upgrading traditional office chairs to ergonomic chairs.

To put it short, you can keep your workforce satisfied with your office environment by offering them variety in work situations and more importantly give them plenty of workers’ freedom.

Modern employees want to work in office environments that apply liberating designs. They do not want to be cooped up in cubicles. They want their work stations to be moderately individualized, while still giving them the opportunity to use furniture designed with work collaboration in mind.

A popular trend in office furniture is offering both sitting and standing desks for workers. This will assure them you are looking out for not only their healthy well being but also promoting them to get creative with their work. The worse thing you could do for your workers is cram them together like sardines.

If you don’t know what your workers want out of an office environment setting, hand out surveys. Ask for honest feedback. If you don’t have happy workers, you don’t have a thriving company.

American Design Associates is here to Millennial proof your office environment. We know your business cannot excel if it cannot attract and retain young talent, intellectual workers. As your interior designer, we will provide you information on the best modern furniture to use in the office. We will even outline an efficient office layout for you.

To attract millennials to your company, furnish the office with collaborative furniture. Offer high quality workstations where they can use the latest digital technology and mobile devices. The more work flexibility you can offer them, the better.

American Design Associates, Inc. is a Contract Furniture Dealer and Design Firm located in Towson, Maryland. We proudly consider ourselves a “Dream Team” comprised of experienced project managers, interior designers, service technicians and an outstanding customer support team. We service clients throughout the Mid-Atlantic region including Maryland, DC, Virginia, Pennsylvania, Delaware and beyond. We have the resources and the know how to provide the best solution for all of your business needs.

Call American Design Associates today at (410) 823-5500 , contact us on our website or pay us a visit today. We want to help you stay organized in the office.

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Source:

http://www.vox.com/2014/5/20/5731692/the-surprising-history-of-the-cubicle-and-the-rest-of-the-modern

http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/233312

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