This 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

This 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.