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The company I work for actually suggested getting rid of our office and going 100% remote for our group. We actually voted on whether to keep leasing it after

The company I work for actually suggested getting rid of our office and going 100% remote for our group. We actually voted on whether to keep leasing it after Covid or not. We voted to keep it as we generally like our office and it's nice to have a place to meet face to face sometimes. Since we voted to keep it corporate has told us we have to come in at least 3 days a week after Covid. So for us it's less an issue of trust and more an issue of we are paying for this place so you better use it.

blunte 6y ago
That's a good approach. I think a lot of companies are going to downsize their office space in the future. Having a company place to meet is a good idea. I predict there will be some variants of WeWork which will focus on this concept, basically providing rotating company spaces - possibly complete with branding and decorations which would be swapped out each morning for the "company of the day".
- PicassoCTs 6y ago
  Branding can be done with screens. Logos can be done with screens. Fascinating idea, basically a pop-up company..
mgkimsal 6y ago
Your physical space may be nice, but if not... would they have allocated a budget to pay for dedicated space at a local coworking facility? I totally get wanting face time with people as needed (or wanted), or just needing a change of place from the house. That option may be less expensive than a 'full office', but still give you all what you need - space for shared meetings and work.
pmontra 6y ago
Wouldn't be wiser to get rid of the original office and rent some much smaller space, maybe only meeting rooms?
cableshaft 6y ago
My company was so ahead of the curve they decided to get rid of the office a full year and a half before the pandemic started! Of course that was just to save money, since it was an expensive lease, apparently, but it did have the benefit that I didn't have any worries they'd force me to come back into the office once the pandemic started, or I'd have to go back to pack up my desk like my wife eventually had to when she changed jobs. Other than a really rocky shift of our in-house data center into one of the main corporate data centers, it hasn't resulted in much difference as far as productivity, in fact we've been getting away with about half the staff maintaining the same systems (probably to our detriment if people end up leaving, we don't have much redundancy anymore). Just makes me a little hesitant to find a new job because after three years I'm really used to WFH and I'm worried most other companies are itching to get people back into physical offices (like my wife will probably need to by the end of the year at her new job), even though there's not really any more room for me to grow at this organization in the next year or two based on what I've heard lately.

blunte 6y ago

That's a good approach. I think a lot of companies are going to downsize their office space in the future. Having a company place to meet is a good idea. I predict there will be some variants of WeWork which will focus on this concept, basically providing rotating company spaces - possibly complete with branding and decorations which would be swapped out each morning for the "company of the day".

PicassoCTs 6y ago
Branding can be done with screens. Logos can be done with screens. Fascinating idea, basically a pop-up company..

mgkimsal 6y ago

Your physical space may be nice, but if not... would they have allocated a budget to pay for dedicated space at a local coworking facility? I totally get wanting face time with people as needed (or wanted), or just needing a change of place from the house. That option may be less expensive than a 'full office', but still give you all what you need - space for shared meetings and work.

pmontra 6y ago

Wouldn't be wiser to get rid of the original office and rent some much smaller space, maybe only meeting rooms?

cableshaft 6y ago

My company was so ahead of the curve they decided to get rid of the office a full year and a half before the pandemic started! Of course that was just to save money, since it was an expensive lease, apparently, but it did have the benefit that I didn't have any worries they'd force me to come back into the office once the pandemic started, or I'd have to go back to pack up my desk like my wife eventually had to when she changed jobs. Other than a really rocky shift of our in-house data center into one of the main corporate data centers, it hasn't resulted in much difference as far as productivity, in fact we've been getting away with about half the staff maintaining the same systems (probably to our detriment if people end up leaving, we don't have much redundancy anymore). Just makes me a little hesitant to find a new job because after three years I'm really used to WFH and I'm worried most other companies are itching to get people back into physical offices (like my wife will probably need to by the end of the year at her new job), even though there's not really any more room for me to grow at this organization in the next year or two based on what I've heard lately.