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online_anomie t1_itmmr4l wrote

I sell office furniture to many biopharmas and biotechs in the greater boston area. It seems like many of my clients are working hard to instill a "must be in the office x days" policy with their employees. We seem to be reconfiguring a lot of spaces to allow for hotelling and collaboration areas where folks can work comfortably. The amount of employees in the spaces we cater to have increased since last year exponentially. I'm a bit surprised. Most folks seem to be able to do their jobs from home (some can't and I understand that), so I'm confused as to why these employers want their employees sitting at a desk in their office. Seems like the rent and utility costs would maybe make them rethink that, but it looks like folks are expanding and adding more seats almost daily.

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InevitableTea1809 OP t1_itmnfq0 wrote

We switched to hoteling, but hired more people than there are desks. It seems counterproductive! Just wondering how this will pan out in the future.

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online_anomie t1_itmr89b wrote

I've been designing/selling office furniture for over 25 years and this is the first time in my entire career where I'm actually not sure where we'll be in five years. I mean, folks will always need office furniture, but I assume that need will slow as we realize that folks actually do better work at home.

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