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Today, Danske Bank has more than 4,000. employees working in five buildings. This, 13 thousand. sq m office named after DC Meadow is the sixth and complete 5-year development of the city of Saltoniškės. In total, the company owns about 65 thousand. m square meters of office space.
“We have made some decisions in handing over our facilities. We also had space in ‘Panorama’, ‘Velas’, as well as in Kaunas. But we wanted to concentrate everything in one place, Danske. This building helps to achieve that goal. In this way, we have less and less concentrated all operations ”. 15 minutes said Ramūnas Bičiulaitis, CEO of Danske Bank Lithuania.
Photo by Julius Kalinskas / 15min / Ramūnas Bičiulaitis
Meadow in the city
The new Danske Bank building in the Žvėrynas district was designed by Eventus Pro, built by the construction company Mitnija, and the A2SM designers took care of the interior solutions. The developer and owner of the building is Galio Group.
Each building in this “city” has its own theme. The first is dominated by water, the second by the Telia forest, the third by the valley and the fourth by the meadows. This is repeated in the interior, furniture, interior facades, names of meeting rooms.
Photo by Julius Kalinskas / 15 min photo / Opening of the new office building of Danske Bank Lithuania DC Meadow
In addition, the building is adapted to new, hybrid and activity-based construction. activity-based work). Employees can organize their own activities in their so-called “home zone”. home zone), using modular walls, mobile tables, to create workspaces.
The office is also equipped with special cooperation spaces, various meeting rooms, quiet spaces for individual work or relaxation. Special flight areas have been created, where it is always possible to find a vacancy and “land” upon arrival in another building.
Photo by Julius Kalinskas / 15 min photo / Opening of the new office building of Danske Bank Lithuania DC Meadow
“A video and webcast studio will be installed soon. video and podcasting hub) to share knowledge and ideas with colleagues and the public, ”said R. Bičiulaitis.
In total, the building is equipped with more than 40 different spaces for meetings and teamwork, specially adapted for remote meetings.
On the ground floor, which is open to the public, there is an amphitheater for formal and informal gatherings. Next to it is the largest games room in the building, although they can also be found on other floors.
Photo by Julius Kalinskas / 15 min photo / Opening of the new office building of Danske Bank Lithuania DC Meadow
The company also reserved a special space for team building. Instead of going to town and looking for a place to meet, bank employees have their own “apartment” at the office. Here you will find a small kitchen, a “living room” space with a fireplace and a piano.
There are terraces on the roof of the building and, as in other Danske Bank buildings, there are rooms for sleeping.
Maturity reached
The bank also uses a hybrid work model, where you can only spend a week at the office and the rest at home. However, according to R. Bičiulaitis, the company strives to have as many employees as possible working from the office.
“It helps teamwork to feel more part of the organization. Again, some job opportunities cannot be moved home. It’s just that team spirit can only be felt in the office, “he said.
Photo by Julius Kalinskas / 15 min photo / Opening of the new office building of Danske Bank Lithuania DC Meadow
According to R. Bičiulaitis, since 2012 the development of the bank has been very rapid and hundreds of employees have been hired during the year.
“Now we have reached the level of maturity where we should work with a similar number of employees in the future. There are no strict plans. Of course, we can fluctuate several hundred employees from one place to another, but I think we have reached the level maturity when the organization is optimal and the assigned tasks are the same size as we in Lithuania. ” 15 minutes He explained.
Photo by Julius Kalinskas / 15 min photo / Opening of the new office building of Danske Bank Lithuania DC Meadow
According to R. Bičiulaitis, the Danske Bank branch in Lithuania has become a center of competence and, over time, it is expected to grow not only in the number of employees, but also in knowledge and to carry out more and more operations. complex.
“We are in the stage of increasing our capacity within the organization. We are getting more and more complex processes that we work with, employee competencies are growing and at the same time the number of employee managers is growing, ”he said.
Photo by Julius Kalinskas / 15 min photo / Opening of the new office building of Danske Bank Lithuania DC Meadow
Employee needs are changing
Speaking about the situation of employees in Lithuania, R. Bičiulaitis laughed that the company has several competitors, similar operations centers, like them.
“During the quarantine, there was a fairly stable period where employees focused on other problems and people weren’t willing to change jobs. After the quarantine, the economy took a turn and the change of employees, their willingness to change employers and workplace is quite high. Of course, we face the same problems, “he said.
Photo by Julius Kalinskas / 15 min photo / Opening of the new office building of Danske Bank Lithuania DC Meadow
According to the headlines, after the quarantine, the rules for finding employees have changed a bit. If in the past a person without a game room and free food or business trips to the employer, now requires flexibility.
“Every employee has the expectation to be able to do the job flexibly. The employee hopes that when they come to us, they will be able to work outside the office for some time. But that flexible approach to work is really well established and it’s a natural necessity. ” 15 minutes said R. Bičiulaitis.
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