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They are requiring us to be in office now 3 days a week... I'm tempted to go in 5 days a week so I can leave my laptop and not work after hours at all.
Plus that would also mean my desk is spoken for
Pro
Ahah thats totally fair! I hate that companies are asking for us to come in more now
We had our own assigned desks up until we were moved back to hybrid, and I would much prefer to be hybrid than to be required to be in the office every day and have my own desk if those are the only options.
If my team of 12 people are only in the office three days a week, we don’t need 12 desks, it just makes sense. Space is limited. Of course I’d prefer to have my own desk that no one else sneezes on, but I understand why hot desks make sense.
Pro
Yeah I can completely get that. I think going forwards if I am only going in twice a week I just need to get used to clearing my stuff up every time!
Rising Star
My old company had a hot desk arrangement and I absolutely hated it. You had to reserve a desk each day, which was so inconvenient, and you couldn’t leave anything behind. You basically had to pack up and carry everything with you every single day.
simple solution… come in early everyday, take the same seat
You aren’t supposed to leave your stuff there if it’s not your desk.
be a decent human being and put yourself in other people’s position
I hated hot desks and am so happy they let me go back to 100% remote. To be honest though, I'd be pretty annoyed if I showed up for a meeting and had to sit at a desk with someone's personal belongings.
Pro
Yeah to be fair, we have about 75% that only come in once a month for the meetings. So I do think we shouldn't have to move all out stuff for one day and then move it back etc. As for the rest of the time we stick to our desks pretty much. There's only 4 of us that come in every week :D