Hot Desking
Providing limited, unassigned desk space
Example
My office started hot desking in 2021 ... so I stopped going in to the office
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Hot desking is the practice of providing limited, random desk space to office-based employees, instead of providing each with a permanent, assigned desk. Many employers embraced hot desking during the covid pandemic, when employees began WFH more often and thus no longer "needed" permanent desks.
Employers, who often pay a premium for office space, use hot desking as both a social distancing tool and a way to cut costs, by providing less desks and office space for the same number of employees. Many employees, however, have pushed back against the concept of hot desking, as it leaves them feeling isolated and adrift when they do work from their organization's office.
Other names for hot desking
Organizations in which employees have to reserve a desk prior to working in the office may refer to hot desking as hoteling.