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If you work at Google, this is already pretty much your life. You will get moved up to a dozen times in your five year career there. Companies that feel they ca
by birdyrooster 6y ago
If you work at Google, this is already pretty much your life. You will get moved up to a dozen times in your five year career there. Companies that feel they can work like this are already doing it, and companies that cannot handle the morale hit aren't. Google can do this kind of thing because they offer really good amenities in virtually any office that you work from that somewhat make up for the ephemeral nature of your desk.
- necrotic_comp 6y agoThis was my experience at a large corp as well. You just had your desk packed up and moved whenever there was a re-org or someone decided that your team needed to move elsewhere. Thankfully they took your knick-knacks and set them up for you, so it wasn't a really big deal, but the idea of a permanent seat seems crazy to me.
- oblio 6y agoIt's one thing to do that * gasp * 10 times in 5 years, and to do that * daily *.
- bjohnson225 6y agoNot having a permanent desk means that you need to find somewhere to sit when you arrive, and you need to leave the desk completely clear when you’ve finished for the day. This was how the last company I worked at functioned, and it was a nightmare (also pretty common in expensive cities like London). Companies will not want to spend money on office space to seat 100% of employees when the hybrid model means that on any given day there’s only ~50% in the office.