On weekends, dad might be softly-spoken, and frolic lovingly with his kids in the garden, but come Monday morning, he turns into the draconic manager. This ‘free-trait behaviour’ – flipping between different personas at home and at work – is actually the norm and most of us do it.

While companies like Google craft oversized hubs of life around their work centres, the fact remains that telecommuting is popular – a seventh of the entire UK workforce works this way, which is around 4.2 million people. And research shows working from home could actually be more productive, too.

Nothing beats a good nap, but it can be tough to find a peaceful spot to snooze in. Sleepbox makes private cabins that can be installed in public places, and its new InnerSpace model is designed specifically for offices, enabling tired workers to grab some much-needed shut-eye on the job.

Despite the rise of hot-desking and Gen Y’s preference for breakout spaces, only 4% of British employees would prefer to work on shared desks. So what does the perfect multi-generational workplace look like? And how can companies communicate their brand values to employees through their walls and floors?