In contrast to traditional offices, Amazon’s new work spaces will make you feel great and help you perform at your best. We are offering you more comfort, collaborative and socially vibrant office spaces to provide you the best workplace experience.
At your new space you can now discover height adjustable workstations equipped with high performance and adjustable seating. We have also created vibrancy in common spaces by offering unique lounges and break-out spaces to give you more choices and control over where you would like to work during office hours.
In today’s working scenario, physical wellbeing is more than just a height adjustable desk. Experts believe that the workplace of the future should encourage employees to have movements by supporting a range of tasks and activities. Changing posture regularly throughout the day is ideal and sometime taking moments to rest or rejuvenate is important too. Research shows a more relaxed lounge posture promotes creative thinking. Sit, stand, perch or lounge will help one explore an array of settings to vary your posture and ensure your physical wellbeing.
Through the day you experience different range of work modes as you collaborate, socialize, learn, focus and rejuvenate. An ecosystem of spaces, which helps you think, perform and doesn’t restrict you to your workstation. For routine tasks, informal catch ups or quick sharing, choose an open setting. When the task involves a meeting, deep focus or even rejuvenation, look for a range of enclosed or shielded settings that offer more privacy.
Feeling connected to one’s colleagues is an intrinsic human need. Informal soft settings and café style spaces will help you collaborate, communicate and work better. Look for different methods of sharing information – visually and physically with work tools like whiteboards and digital displays.
Meet
- Do you need to book a meeting room or can you find a different space to chat or connect?
- Explore the new space to find the different levels of privacy you need
- Standing meetings can help you think more clearly and engage more actively
- If you are chatting with a colleague at the workstation, raise the desk to standing height
- If you need a longer discussion, consider moving away from the desk so you don’t disturb your neighboring colleagues
Move
- Move throughout the day — it’s good for you! Try a mix of settings so you lounge, sit, stand or perch depending on your task or how you feel
- For those intense moments of focus, you may want to find a setting that increases your visual privacy
- Take advantage of ergonomic support features at your workspace by adjusting your chair, and your work surface height
Rest
- Our brains ebb and flow throughout the day so make sure you take a moment to rejuvenate in one of the lounge settings
- Don’t forget to relax, give your eyes a break from the screen. Get up for a glass of water
Be mindful of others
- While at workstations, keep technology volumes at a low-to-moderate level preferably use headphones
- If you are doing a call, consider stepping away from the workstation which will not to disturb others
- Erase whiteboards, remove charts or notes you’ve made when you are done
- A closed door or the use of headphones indicates “do not disturb”
- Remove all food, beverages, trash and recycling to keep your shared spaces clean
