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Back in the day I used to have an office- a _room_- where I could get work done in a quiet, focused setting. A pod seems like a huge downgrade. Thankfully, I

• fnordpiglet 3y ago
  Could be worse. Rather than a pod you could have a random hotel seating seat packed in like an industrial chicken coop back to back face to face side to side with people you don’t know that are randomly assigned to a seat for 10 hours a day. Be sure to clear out any person belongings and put them in a locker at the end of the day! Bring your own device saved enterprises millions of dollars a year. Bring your own office will save hundreds of millions. There’s no way return to office will last. It’s unpopular with many folks, people are commuting to telecommute on zoom at the office, the serendipity isn’t happening, and the cost of warehousing bags of mostly water is going to draw more and more board and shareholder scrutiny. As leases expire and tax agreements lapse, expect to see corporate real estate divesting en masse.