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Copyright © 2023 Tango. All rights reserved. 21 More than half of the respondents (58%) shared that they have a dedicated workstation on campus. About one in four (23%) reserve a workstation in advance. 15% use any available workstation without a prior reservation (also known as hot desking). And just 4% reserve a workstation when they arrive at the office. Each of these solutions has pros and cons, but it's interesting that most employers have opted to provide hybrid employees with dedicated workstations. Dedicated workstations are usually the least efficient way to manage your office space. Even if hybrid workers have assigned days that they come into the office (allowing multiple employees to use the same workstation on different days), dedicated workstations will inevitably sit vacant. You'll always have employees out sick, on vacation, or otherwise unable to come into the office on days they're assigned. In other words, there's always going to be some wasted space. Hot desking, is where anyone can book a workstation when they arrive at the office, so long as it's unoccupied. Employees don't know where they're going to work until they get to the office, and groups may have difficulty finding space they can use together. But if you have the necessary capabilities to let employees reserve a workstation, in most cases, it makes more sense to offer this capability from an employee's work computer or phone. That makes it easier to coordinate reservations with colleagues, and where people work won't be a surprise every time they get to the office. Most hybrid workers reported having a dedicated workstation at the office As a hybrid employee, when you do work on campus, how do you access a workstation? Use any available workstation without a reservation 0% 60% 40% 20% Have a dedicated workstation Reserve a workstation in advance Reserve a workstation on campus 58% 23% 15% 4% 2023 Future of Work Report: Desk Reservations

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