hot desks
Unassigned office seats
Hot desks are shared workstations in an office that employees use on a first-come, first-served basis rather than having assigned seating.
The practice emerged with flexible work arrangements and real estate costs: The company switched to hot desks when most staff went hybrid.
To hot-desk is to work this way.
The term plays on "hot bunking," where sailors share beds in shifts.
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- workstationsDedicated task positions
- workspacesAreas designated for tasks
- office spaceProfessional work area
- open planUndivided interior layout
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