For most companies, brick and mortar office space is one of their biggest expenses. In the past, it was just “the cost of doing business.” And that’s because the conventional American office structure made perfect sense when everyone worked at the same place, arrived at the same time and left at the same time. But non-traditional work circumstances have almost made that office layout obsolete. The rise of independent workers, telecommuting, and flexible scheduling has prompted a change in the way we outfit our offices.
From an employer’s point of view, the idea of office sharing and collaborative workstations makes perfect sense. It maximizes the use of costly office space, which in turn ends up saving the company money. And employees, especially millennials, are more willing than ever to share their work-space with someone else.
Experiments to improve office spaces are nothing new. But at Alliance Corporate Services, we pride ourselves on providing innovative equipment with which employers and employees can be happy. While the idea of the massive, open-floor plan office area has been around since the mid-80s, businesses have discovered the most effective design for productivity and collaboration lays someone in the middle of the old and new. A shared meeting area allows co-workers to collaborate with each other, in person or virtually. And collaborative workstations are ideal for independent work, especially when the employees using them are not in the office 5 full days each week.
While dedicated office spaces continue to shrink, the overall space is being used more efficiently. There is no one solution for office space needs, and Alliance Corporate Services is pleased to be able to offer multiple options and solutions.