Tampere: Framery, a soundproof pod and smart office solutions provider, unveiled its headquarters (HQ) has become the preferred workplace over home for employees, despite having no attendance mandates. Framery Chief Executive Officer, Samu H¤llfors said in a statement that the company does not tell people when to come, but data shows they prefer to come to the office anyway.

According to BERNAMA News Agency, Leesman, the leader in independent workplace research, has quantified exactly what makes a commute "worth it". In its assessment, Leesman captures employee sentiments on how effective their work environments are at supporting them, benchmarking these results against the Leesman Index, a global database of over 1.5 million employee responses.

The global average workplace experience score (Lmi) is 69.5, while the global benchmark for the homeworking experience (H-Lmi) is 79.5. Framery's Tampere HQ scored an Lmi of 82.5, placing it among the global elite of workplaces.

Framery uses its own headquarters as a live laboratory, implementing every new feature in-house before it reaches the market. The results suggest the company has cracked the code on office appeal by mastering the fundamentals.

Framery's 'Live Lab' philosophy centres on the simple idea of giving people the right space the moment they need it. The impact is reflected in the data, with 96 per cent of Framery staff satisfied with access to soundproof pods, compared to 66 per cent of office workers globally who struggle with noise.

In addition, smart office solutions mean spaces are bookable in seconds, translating to a 99 per cent satisfaction rating for planned meetings and 97 per cent for room booking systems, while 89 per cent of employees say the office supports creative thinking and 97 per cent feel comfortable having private conversations.

Furthermore, Framery's office supports video calls effectively for almost all its staff (99 per cent), while 90 per cent say it enables productivity, compared with a global benchmark of 67 per cent.

'We have learned that making the office worth the commute is really about removing friction. When you give people the right tools, the office becomes somewhere they want to be, not somewhere they have to be,' concluded H¤llfors.