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This makes sense though. If people aren’t coming in 5 days a week, why should they have dedicated spaces for 5 days? We have a hoteling system which works pret

This makes sense though. If people aren’t coming in 5 days a week, why should they have dedicated spaces for 5 days? We have a hoteling system which works pretty well. You get lockers you can place things you don’t want to carry each time in (KB/Mouse/Pen stand/cables/etc for me) and before I come to the office I reserve a desk and plug in my laptop into the docking station and I have my whole setup ready (well in my case I also need to plug in my Keyboard and mouse, but for most people thars all they need). I preferred my dedicated space with all my stuff, but when no one’s coming in 5 days a week the lack of a dedicated space makes complete sense.

stareatgoats 4y ago
Agree. It goes against my grain to seem in support of anything FANG companies do, but this is just a logical extension of the WFH trend. One of the reasons it will stay is that it enables corps to save on office space, and Google is simply ahead of the curve: the businesses that realize this cost saving effect first will have an advantage. Most employees will likely see the small discomfort as a fair price to pay for being able to work from home many/most days. (Not counting the vocal minority that seem to love commuting, office work, mingling and watercooler chatting).