Workplace expectations

Been interviewing for staff recently, it's an interesting activity in this "post-Covid" world (I realise it's not really over yet!) People are starting to expect a "reset", what I mean by that is a new set of rules and norms that apply to the workplace, things that would have been unheard of only 2 years ago. Perhaps it's because I work in the IT industry (which tends to lead in terms of employment gimmicks) or (as I suspect may be the case) this is just the result of the dissonance caused by 18 months of lock-downs and home working that has reset everyone's ideas about what's possible and what's acceptable. Here's a list of the major changes that I'm seeing WRT people's expectations as they relate to working environment and benefits etc.

- People no longer expect to work in an office every day (max 3 days a week)

- People feel they no longer need to live anywhere near the office

    - (overheard in an interview) I'm moving to the Canary Islands, is that OK?

- People expect more money (normal I suppose but salaries seem to have been hiked up)

- People expect company supplied equipment in the office AND for at home

- People expect strict work-life balances to be the norm (no working after 5pm!)

- People expect their employers to be uber-altruistic (i.e. community support, charity days and ideally carbon-neutral!)

- People expect no hint whatsoever of discrimination, sexism or racism. Of course no one would want these things either but the difference now is that people expect their employers to continually "virtue-signal" about them or the implication seems to be that there's "no smoke without fire" etc..

- People want explicit development plans for their own education and advancement, it's almost like people expect work to be a continuation of school/university..

A lot of requirements here for firms that may be experiencing a squeeze due to stress on the general economy, pandemic restrictions and Brexit mayhem, interesting times ahead!