Define: "Desk Squatting" in Business
Minimal fiscal damage
""Bring an ugly, massive mechanical keyboard and leave it on the desk. Nobody will sit there when you walk away.""
The unauthorized occupation of a premium workstation or hot-desk outside of the official corporate booking system.
What does "Desk Squatting" actually mean?
"The aggressive RTO maneuver of stealing a premium window desk without booking it forcing junior admins to configure switches from a cafeteria table."
"Please utilize the hoteling software appropriately to prevent conflicts and desk squatting."
""I couldn't log into the portal because the VP of Sales was desk squatting at the only workstation with a hardwired Ethernet connection.""
By The Chief Waste Officer
18 years in the corporate trenches quantifying waste so you don't have to.
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