Furthermore, more than half of employees in Romania are expecting a radical transformation of company offices next year, and most of them want to see an improvement in terms of sanitary systems (61.5%) and interior spaces specifically designed to foster well-being (47.5%) and safe team collaboration (37.8%).  

At the same time, two-thirds of employees would like to have more natural light inside workspaces and more green areas around buildings, two ways to boost creativity and reduce workplace stress. 

"Nearly two years after the start of the pandemic, more and more Romanians have become more optimistic about their career prospects as the vaccination campaign accelerated this fall and a significant part returned at least partially to the office. Thus, almost three quarters of employees believe that 2022 will bring favorable developments in their working lives, a natural indicator of people's growing confidence in the economy and in mitigating the effects of the pandemic next year," said Teodor Stoica, Human Resources Manager at Genesis Property. 

The survey was conducted nationwide in September - October 2021 via the iVox platform on a total sample of 1,100 internet users in Romania. 

Genesis Property is the developer of IMMUNE Building Standard, a certification for healthy buildings. The standard is based on 135 consistent criteria that provide building owners or companies with the necessary tools to monitor and adjust the health of workplaces.