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Assigned seating
What is assigned seating?
Assigned seating is the traditional office model where each employee has a permanent desk that is theirs every day. It gives people a fixed place to work and store their things, but in a hybrid office it often means many desks stand empty when their owners work elsewhere.
When assigned seating makes sense
Assigned desks suit roles that are in the office every day, need special equipment or handle confidential material. Many organizations keep assigned seating for these roles and use flexible seating for everyone else.
The trade-off in hybrid work
If people come in two or three days a week, assigned desks can sit empty half the time. Mixed models, such as releasing an assigned desk on days the owner is away, recover that space without taking the desk away.
How AskCody supports mixed seating
AskCody desk booking lets people book free desks from the web portal or the Microsoft add-in and see free and occupied desks by area on a map, so assigned and bookable desks can live side by side.
Frequently asked questions
What is the opposite of assigned seating?
Unassigned seating, also called free address, where no one has a permanent desk.
Can assigned desks be shared when the owner is away?
Yes. This is often called reverse desk hoteling: the owner releases the desk for others to book on days they are not in.
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