My understanding is that the cost to repair the building on Veterans was cost po rohibitive given the dwindling employee population. The building is failing in many ways. Unsure why they spent so much money to fix it up in the last ten years. I understand they had the information for at least 15 years. This is a structure issue as much as a "no butts in chairs" issue. But they probably don't want anyone to know that. The building will either be sold to someone who doesn't care about the building issues....or knocked down for new development. Which is also kind of iffy....given the continued drop in employees. Also heard....Atlanta is likely going to close.....makes sense...no parking...no way to access the building...and a difficult employee force....hmmmmmm
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@tv it's all a budget shell game.
Look at the millions of dollars of brand new furniture and bathroom renovations they did at South right before "closing" the building. Some HCL and Ad Services people (less than 25 total) are the only ones using it for almost a year outside of specific events/meetings.
Budgets are use it or lose it. If you don't spend your allocation you won't get it next time. Departments are incentivized to waste money.
@d1+1km6hm306 i pray this is real.
I know someone who worked building maintenance for one of these built in the 60s mega office complexes. The upkeep in INSANELY costly. People dont understand the cost of these massive workplaces.
Curious they went to replacing american workers with offshoring before they though to cut the massive expense of their physical office spaces, which are mostly in overpriced boomtowns outside of bloomington.
Also the ball and chain to the physical location negatively impacts hiring ability, where you could get cheaper remote work.
Funny how costs matter in some cases, but not others.
@dh you don't need them to attract remote talent if you let the talent work remotely.
If you don't need them to be onsite, you don't need the building.
Corporate remodel was half necessary and half a tipsord thing. He's all about appearances and wanted it modernized, and the required replacement of the skylights in the atrium made it make sense to just update the whole thing.
Atlanta will be the first of the hubs to shut down but all 3 are on the chopping block eventually. Exit plans for the leases are already being discussed.
The good news there is that some folks in those hubs with jobs that don't necessitate constant supervision (basically non call center/customer facing jobs) will likely be reclassified as remote. Some positions will relocate to Bloomington and people will be expected to move, again, if they want to keep their job.
The intent is to consolidate back into owned buildings. Corporate wil be sold and probably torn down, unless the historical preservation nerds get involved like they did downtown. The land is more valuable than the buildings. ILOC will get a lot of money thrown at it and as the hubs close and work consolidates back to Bloomington, I'd expect to see butts in seats there before 2030.
I would think they would reduce central Illinois before Atlanta. Less talent and curiosity
I hope they shut down Atlanta, worst/laziest employees I've ever dealt with come from that location
can you elaborate on ATLANTA closing? Where did you heart that rumor?