The two framings are not mutually exclusive — they describe the same investment from different angles. Wellbeing investments generate their ROI primarily through productivity recovery, absenteeism reduction, and turnover reduction. Presenting pod deployment through the wellbeing lens engages HR directors, CHROs, and chief wellbeing officers as stakeholders in addition to CFOs and facilities directors — expanding the decision-making coalition and embedding the investment in the wellbeing strategy budget that 74% of organisations plan to increase in 2025.