In light of workplace downsizing, Google requests some employees to share desks
Google will ask cloud partners and employees to share desks and work on alternate days in the first quarter, claiming “real estate efficiency.”
According to a recent internal FAQ shared with cloud employees and viewed by news. The new desk-sharing model will apply to Google Cloud’s five largest U.S. locations. Kirkland, Washington, New York City, San Francisco, and Seattle, and Sunnyvale, California.
This is done so the company “can continue to invest in Cloud’s growth. As a consequence, the document stated that some buildings would be abandone.
The internal document stated, “Most Googlers will now share a workstation with one other Googler. Adding that they anticipate workers to come in on different days, so they aren’t at the same desk on the same day. To guarantee a positive experience in the new shared environment. Through the matching process.They will agree on a basic desk setup and create norms with their desk partner and teams.”
Employees can come in on alternate days, but if they do, they must use the “overflow drop-in area.
“The new seating arrangement has been assign a name by leadership internally.
According to the FAQ, Google also used internal data about employee office return habits to decide. The business has slowed hiring and fired 11,000 workers in January, in addition to experiencing slower office return patterns. Memes began to appear on the company’s Memegen platform. Making fun of the shift and focusing on the “corpspeak” employe by leadership to promote the new desk arrangement as a cost-saving measure.
One well-known meme stated, “not every cost-cutting measure needs to be word to sound positive for employees. “A straightforward “We are reducing office space to reduce expenses” would sound more credible from a leadership standpoint.”
A Google spokesperson said, “Since being back at work. We’ve conduct surveys and run pilot projects with Cloud workers to investigate various hybrid work models and help create the best experience.