Virtual office, modern office, "part-time Room" #3

Entity's Office will not disappear


The advantages of virtual office may seem obvious, by the U.S. "Fortune" magazine's top 500 enterprises of the Point B Company, has 250 employees, the office number is 0, the company's overall virtualization. But no matter how the virtual office like gangbusters, it still can not offshore company completely replace the traditional office.


Zhijun with reporters that one day business has grown, he will rent office of a formal entity. "I think more suitable for engaging in a virtual office IT, and communications, making our trip is dealing with people, corporate culture, pay attention to a team cohesion, the absence of face to face communication and communication between employees will be alienated. While no all day long to stay in office, but there is a fixed place of work for meetings, communication and meetings are necessary. rent a conference room talk business with clients is not a long-term solution, if one day they come to us wanting customer whim flutter empty, I thought this was a family night company. "


Meanwhile, the bosses do not trust the staff's attitude is also a fatal problem. European well-known management guru Charles Handy ? In its best-selling book "Awakening era," where the example of an example: I have met a reporter in Atlanta, we talk to her cluttered desk, which is a capacity of 200 people Large office, typing sound, voice chat, telephone voices, voice loud and smoky. I said: "This is not a good working environment, you are not at home to work? At least there should be a part-time at home Ganhuo, right?" A bit of sadness in her smile, said: "I've never been so. If I work from home, is not only more quiet, and can be saved commuting time, so that I can do it much better than it is now. "I asked:" Why do not you do that? "" They refused. "She pointed to the back office at the end of large windows boss said, "They like me to stay visible in their fields."