Why does leadership expect us to be in the office if there’s never enough seating?
Why do people reserve seats everyday and never show up?
Why are we even allowed to reserve seats in the first place for weeks out??
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@bh People still have the cubicle mentality and stay anchored to their desk all day. For periods that require a lot of talking they should reserve conference rooms or use booths. On the 6th floor people take conference rooms for the whole day, decreasing availability when they're needed by others and that makes the desk areas louder, but "mega loud" sounds like an exaggeration.
Are you not booking anything the day before? Are you just showing up hoping for the best? I hate booking desks but I've never not been able to find one in my neighborhood when I've forgotten to book one. Not allowing bookings past 3 days isn't practical or efficient. Most people I know keep a pretty consistent schedule so booking a desk a month at a time just makes sense. I don't want to have to remember to book a desk every single afternoon for the next day I'm coming in. I am curious what office and/or building people are having trouble finding a desk in.
Maybe this is the evidence people need to squash those 5 days a week in office rumors. Or maybe it’s the evidence people need that there’s enough room to fit everyone in the office 5 days a week and the rumors are true.
Either way it’s evidence that the rules don’t apply to the “important” people and they can work wherever they like.
Agreed. Hoteling was the worst... I hated booking desks... Lugging things I used to leave at my assigned desk to the office each day - Laptop, headset, my own mouse and keyboard, notebook, coffee mug, water bottle, etc...
One of the few pros from the release of the worst kept secret with the Denver closure was from the day after the news in August of 2024 until my last day a short time ago, I never booked a desk. Could literally sit almost anywhere
With all due respect @OP if someone doesn't check in to their seat time on Zoom workspace, they lose it. So you can book it right after. Or if they are sitting there but don't check in and lose it you can book the seat and kick them out.
6th Floor in NYC is mega loud and none of those S-B's work in the neighborhood that's assigned there. Totally over this. I just squat in a conference room most days.
What’s worse is seeing offices assigned permanently to people who are rarely there. I’ve got names and spaces in nyc that are empty 75% of days or more.
But these people are “important” so just in case they ever come in they have to have an office waiting for them . It’s infuriating for those of us who need a quiet space for a zoom meeting.
They are tracking days in the office…maybe track days in an office where you’ve got a permanent seat. Under 50%? You lose it.
Consider it an opportunity for some cross-functional collaboration
AGREED. Really drives me crazy. Not sure why there isn’t at least a 3 day limit on future reservations. I usually take the focus rooms until I see an opening but it’s really annoying have to walk around during the day to see what’s open.