We increasingly work digitally: we communicate via Teams or chat and collaborate in shared documents. It’s efficient, but it also makes collaboration feel more distant. You know what your colleagues are working on, but less about who they are. The spontaneous chats disappear and it’s no longer a given you can put a face to a name. However, it’s precisely those informal connections that make the difference and create genuine connection. Meeting in person isn’t about nostalgia, it’s an investment in collaboration. Pintra spoke to a range of teams, from library staff and researchers to administrative teams. Everywhere, the message was the same: seeing each other pays off.
How do our employees feel in their day-to-day work? What causes stress? And how has the coronavirus pandemic affected our wellbeing? At UAntwerp, we’ve launched a new wellbeing survey to find the answers to these questions. ‘The more people participate, the better we can make our policies.’
