desking

Flexible office seating

Desking is the practice of assigning workspaces flexibly rather than giving employees permanent desks.

In hot desking or desk sharing, workers claim available spots each day.

The term also refers to the work of a news desk—editing and preparing stories for publication: She spent years desking before becoming a reporter.

workspace

cubicle

Partitioned office workspace

ergonomics · adjustable · lamp · organizer · drawer · partition · privacy · open-plan · layout · footrest

hotdesking

shared

Held in common

flexible · rotation · drop-in · coworking · touchdown · agile · nomadic · hybrid · remote · check-in

journalism

editor

One who revises text

assignment · subeditor · editorial · fact-checking · deadline · layout · headline · byline · proofread

Opposites
workspace assignment method

deskingassigned seating

Pre-determined seat locations

hoteling · desk sharing · flexible seating · private office

work location

deskingremote work

Employment from afar

working from home · telecommuting · virtual office · mobile work · field work

Phrases
Family

deskilling, deskill

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Rated G