Life in the city is stressful enough as it is. There’s pollution that makes your hair and skin look dull even if you just came out of the shower. Before you even get to your office, you may have already encountered something that ruined your day. Keeping calm in a stressful world is an admirable trait to have, but you can’t expect your employees to be at their best when the world seems to be testing their patience.
Show them you care for them in the greenest, most meaningful way.
Greenery Improves Mood
Nature provides us with everything we need to survive and live a happy life. Being surrounded by greens actually helps improve one’s mood, which means that an artificial vertical garden wall can be your first step to showing how much you care about your employees. A garden wall is not required in an office, and it certainly doesn’t directly improve sales.
An uncaring employer would think it’s just added expense. You know better. You know that green spaces break the monotony of the office space and make the environment feel more relaxing. Yes, even if you have artificial greens, your brain can still benefit from their presence. Things will be even better with actual plants that provide fresh air in strategic places in the office, of course.
Green Spaces Nurture
Work can be stressful, especially if you’re nearing deadlines and everyone needs to work overtime. They lack sleep, they might not be eating on time, and they might not be in their most productive. In an office with boring white walls, there will be nothing to prompt their creativity. It can’t be helped that, though they are physically present, their minds are wandering elsewhere. Add green spaces to your office and it will help relax their eyes and mind. Looking away from their computer screens to see green can already be calming and refreshing. It will remind them of how happy they were on their latest vacation, and it might even give them something to look forward to.
Green Spaces are Shareable Spaces
The best way to care for your employees is to show them it’s okay to live. Work is not their life, and if you look at their personal social media accounts, you’ll see the other things they are passionate about. Bridge the gap between work and personal life through green spaces, which can become beautiful backdrops to their selfies. Having these spaces around your office relays a message: they deserve something beautiful even at work. This can already be enough to put a smile on their face on a difficult day.
In a way, this helps your company, too. When you have happy employees sharing about their life while they’re at the office, people outside the company will see that they are proud of what they do. They become brand ambassadors and they spread good cheer, positively influencing your brand’s image.
Choosing to add green spaces to your place of work is not just an aesthetic decision. It’s also a powerful move that can help both you and your employees.
