This is how we want to work now

The way we work is being reshaped.

New expectations around flexibility have shifted office work from a day-to-day default to an up-for-grabs option. Amid all this, how do the leaders of tomorrow see the future of work? Is remote work winning, or does the office still have a place? And if so, what does that office look or feel like? To find out, Britomart's Jeremy Hansen and Melinda Williams spoke to five Auckland workers under 30 about their career expectations, their office environments, and how they want to work now.

Click through to each of the interviews at the links below:

Architectural graduate, Samuel Negash, appreciates the hands-on training he gets at the office.

Senior consultant, Renee Black, talks about what kind of workplace flexibility is best for her.

Brand strategist, Ria Sharma, values the learning that comes from working in an open-plan space.

Senior customer service representative, Siosiua Tukutukunga, appreciates flexibility but finds face-to-face contact invaluable.

Senior solicitor, Rachel Brown, chooses to work in the office for the benefits it offers.

Britomart conducts regular research projects pertinent to the future of the central city and the future of work. You can read these via downloadable PDFs or the individual interviews on this website. 

• City Futures (published April 2022) speaks to nine city leaders about central Auckland's post-Covid future (PDF here)

• Three views on the future of work (published May 2023) interviews three experts about the future of work and the importance of work as a social connector (PDF here)

• This is how we want to work now (published September 2023) is an interview with five workers under 30 about what they want from their workplaces (PDF here)

• This is our place (published July 2024) interviews 17 central city residents about their neighbourhood and its future (PDF here)