hotdesk

Unassigned office seating

Hotdesk refers to a shared workspace not permanently assigned to any one employee—workers use whichever desk is available when they arrive.

The practice emerged as companies sought to reduce office space costs and accommodate flexible schedules.

As a verb, to hotdesk is to work this way: I hotdesk three days a week.

Also spelled hot-desk or hot desk.

flexible

unassigned

Not given out

mobile · hybrid · remote · agile · dynamic · reconfigurable · scalable · downsizing · rightsizing · part-time

coworking

open-plan

Lacking interior walls

  • coworkingShared professional space rental
  • hubCentral connection point
  • drop-inUnscheduled brief visit

activity-based · communal · collaborative · networking · incubator · accelerator · startup · innovation · WeWork · freelancer

workspace

workstation

Technical computing system

chair · laptop · headset · locker · storage · ergonomic · adjustable · ethernet · lamp · partition

booking

reservation

Advance arrangement to hold

availability · roster · rotation · time-slot · calendar · queueing · allocation · assignment · occupancy · utilization

efficiency

cost-saving

Reducing expenditure

streamlined · consolidation · sustainability

Opposites
workspace assignment

hotdeskprivate office

Individual enclosed workspace

corner office · executive office · executive suite · cubicle · home office

work location flexibility

hotdeskassigned seating

Pre-determined seat locations

Family

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