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  • utopian0

    This is an interesting take on how office buildings and offices will be shaped after the pandemic is over and people go back to work.

    https://www.vox.com/recode/2020/…

    This is the end of the office as we know it.

    The pandemic already pushed millions to work from home. Many of them will likely go back to a very different office.

    • Hopefully this destroys the concept of the open office with all the power of a hundred atomic bombs, figuratively speaking.mg33
    • It does make me wonder... could employers pay people MORE if they weren't paying for office leases?mg33
    • Would home design change to accomodate dedicated home office spaces? I'm fascinated by both of these questions.mg33
    • My office moved to a WeWork space last June while waiting for a new space to be built out (supposed to move in May). WeWork were alreadymg33
    • suffering financially and I imagine this is going to have serious impacts on them.mg33
    • Hopefully more people will work from home but I have the feeling most companies won’t bother changing anything.Chimp
    • we had already been talking about switching to WFH. hoping this is it and i can convert my work office in to a green screen studio.kingsteven
    • 'Could employers pay people MORE if they weren't paying for office leases?' Yes. Would they, hmmm.webazoot
    • They would never.monospaced

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