Inside the connected future of architecture

Re:Inside the connected future of architecture by fsloth on Saturday September 26, 2015 @03:51PM (#10284210)

The thing I don't understand is this: What is the added value these workers create? They have no daily routines, they have no strong attachment to their team nor do they have a say in the furbishments of their work area. In my role as a highly trained knowledge worker in a system that is rather more organically grown than planned, I need intuition on the status of a large number of different parties in the ecosystem where I work in, and every fixed constant and known know and unknown is a valuable fulcrum I can use as a leverage to do my work as well as I can.

What human constants do the people have that work there? Are they treated as pure drones? Or is there a some sort of 'digital nomad' vibe going on there?

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Re:Inside the connected future of architecture by Retric on Saturday September 26, 2015 @05:13PM (#10284447)

I have worked hot desk environment before. You basically act like a remote worker 2/3 the time, but it's easy to show up for meetings. If you note the 2,500 workers to 1,000 desks that tends to work in large part because you only show up if you have a meeting and only needed a desk between meetings. After that you can just go home and avoid the traffic.

It's arguably just an extension of liberal telecommuting policies if your only there 1-2 days a week your not going to leave important stuff at your desk.

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