hot desk

Unassigned office station

A hot desk is a workspace not assigned to any particular person, available to whoever needs it on a given day.

The practice, hot desking, emerged as companies sought to reduce real estate costs: The office switched to hot desks when most employees went hybrid.

To hot desk is to use such arrangements.

workspace

workstation

Technical computing system

keyboard · chair · coworking · computer · telephone · printer · laptop · docking station · locker · headset

modern

startup

New business enterprise

digital nomad · gig economy · freelance · telecommuting · distributed team · cloud-based · millennial · flexible work

cost

savings

Accumulated money kept

rental · square footage · affordable · operational costs · facilities management · space efficiency · investment

flexible

bookable

Able to be reserved

adaptable · scalable · reconfigurable · on-demand · drop-in · available · open-plan · activity-based · nomadic · mobile

efficiency

space-saving

Minimizing area used

downsizing · consolidation · streamlined · lean · maximized · capacity · productivity · workflow

rotational

booking system

Software managing scheduled appointments

shifts · alternating · timetable · check-in · reservation · time slot · turnover · cycling · staggered · round-robin

Categories
Opposites
workspace assignment

hot deskcubicle

Partitioned office workspace

workspace privacy/personalization

hot deskprivate office

Individual enclosed workspace

corner office · executive office · home office · executive suite

Family

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Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Concrete · Rated G