India, April 3 -- As Gen Z and millennials now make up the majority of India's workforce, the definition of a good office has shifted completely. The companies that recognise this early are not just winning at hiring. They are building cultures that actually last.

Something has gradually changed in how Indian professionals relate to the idea of going to work. For an earlier generation, the office was largely functional. You showed up, you sat down, you got through the day. For the generation now filling much of India's workplaces, the office carries a different kind of meaning. It acts as a signal. It indicates, before a single word is spoken, how the organisation views the people working within it.

This is not about entitlement. It ref...