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Sunlight? Check. Ping-pong? Check.
When my previous company moved to a new corporate office back in 2007, we built our own and went LEED Gold. 90% of the staff sat near (or in sight of) floor-to-ceiling windows -- the VPs had their offices on the inside walls by their own request, because they were in so many meetings that they were rarely IN their offices. Each floor had a ping-pong room, too.

Personally, the one I want the most is the nap room, especially for about 30 minutes after lunch. I would work SO much better throughout the rest of the day -- and probably stay later, too.

Standard work hours won't go away as long as manufacturing works in shifts and service industries exist and held desks need to be staffed. But the flexibility to work split shifts, odd hours, or work from home is definitely on the rise and I see that continuing.

Desk phones are going away because many enterprise phone systems can now work right on your computer. Why buy an expensive phone system AND headsets when all you really need is a headset and the soft phone -- which will work from anywhere the computer can get on the company network? At home? Check. In a hotel? A client site? Starbucks? Check, check and check if you've got VPN or similar technology.

Fax machine? It's part of the multifunction unit that also prints, copies and scans. Rolodex? Only in my father's office -- but then, he's 80.

Tape recorder? I have an app for that...
Posted by jlnewmark@...
28th Sep