In offices, where phone booths ensure less stress and higher satisfaction, employees are absent significantly less. The AOK reports: Satisfied and relaxed employees are absent half as often (9.4 days per year) compared to employees in offices where noise and stress are present (days absent: 19.4 days per year). (1)
This drastic reduction in days absent due to phone booths is achieved by the following two aspects:
Phone booths drastically reduce the stress levels of the employees. In an open-plan office there are constant distractions and interruptions from the other employees. Whether during telephone calls, meetings or simply smalltalk between other employees. Due to these interruptions and the constant noise level, you get annoyed quickly, and stress levels rise. This has long been scientifically proven. The Association of German Doctors warns 9 out of 10 employees in open-plan offices of the following dangers: Sleep disorders, burnout and similar stress-related mental illnesses, subliminal stress (2,3,4)
The core problem of stress at work is that there is often no place to retreat in open-plan offices. You are in the office all day, you can never retreat and you feel watched constantly. This feeling of being on display and being heard everywhere and at all times is by far the greatest cause of dissatisfaction among all employees. (5) Especially for introverted people this is horrible. If, for example, you have to conduct a confidential conversation and have the feeling that everyone in the office is secretly listening in on you, permanent stress and a reduced sense of well-being are created. In open-plan offices, well-being is 32% lower because there is no room for retreat. (6)
This problem is solved by phone booths. Employees simply go to the QuietOffice office pods for telephone calls and meetings. There, they can talk as freely as they wish, as the resulting noise is simply absorbed by the phone booths. In the office nobody notices anything and there is peace and quiet. By reducing distractions, employees are interrupted less and work free of stress and more productively.
Places of retreat are created. Discreet conversations can be conducted in phone booths without being overheard. Even if you need special "focus-session", you can simply work in a phone booth. And that in absolute silence.
This brings us to the second aspect, why employees are more often absent: Motivation.
If one is constantly stressed, feels observed and cannot retreat, dissatisfaction with work is the result. Although employers are of course concerned about the well-being of their employees, dissatisfaction at work is not uncommon: one in every two employees actively thinks of quitting their job. (7) And by far the greatest reason for this is noise and distractions at work. (8) As a result, the motivation of the workers drops sharply, and over time the thought of dismissing solidifies.
We all know the feeling when you just do not feel like working. You get a sudden "cold" and you "unfortunately" need to take sick leave. This is very annoying for the employer, because it costs a lot of money. Satisfied workers, on the other hand, are motivated and put their heart and soul into the company. As already described above, these employees are then sick only half as often. Absenteeism decreases from 19.4 days to 9.4 days per year.
Phone booths actively eliminate the most common cause of dissatisfaction in the office. This saves an large amount of money, creates a better working atmosphere throughout the company and thus ensures greater long-term success.
Phone booths from QuietOffice create a great working environment at the office. Retreats are created, where you can recharge your mind, as annoying distractions of colleagues are almost completely eliminated. This massively increases the satisfaction and the employees are at work more often.
