<story><title>GitHub to lay off 10% and close all offices</title><url>https://twitter.com/webology/status/1623722731819659269</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>dcchambers</author><text>We have done the same at Zendesk. We&amp;#x27;ve reduced our office footprint but have kept our hubs open with large enough offices open for the occasional large on-site and for easier team collaborations, as well as space for anyone that prefers to work in an office environment.&lt;p&gt;I like the model, but I question long term economic viability of owning that much office space with mostly low utilization and only occasional spikes.</text></item><item><author>softwaredoug</author><text>I really liked Shopify&amp;#x27;s remote model of not closing offices, but turning them into &amp;quot;ports&amp;quot; for teams in major cities to get together throughout the year for planning, team building, and retreats. You had an official place to get together, enjoy the perks of tech company offices, but with the intention of deep short bursts of interaction rather than focused work.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>CydeWeys</author><text>&amp;gt; I like the model, but I question long term economic viability of owning that much office space with mostly low utilization and only occasional spikes.&lt;p&gt;Oh for sure it doesn&amp;#x27;t make any sense, and is driven solely by the inertia of already having the office space.  You&amp;#x27;d let it go over time as leases lapse until you&amp;#x27;re down to just a tiny amount that&amp;#x27;s facing high utilization.</text></comment>
<story><title>GitHub to lay off 10% and close all offices</title><url>https://twitter.com/webology/status/1623722731819659269</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>dcchambers</author><text>We have done the same at Zendesk. We&amp;#x27;ve reduced our office footprint but have kept our hubs open with large enough offices open for the occasional large on-site and for easier team collaborations, as well as space for anyone that prefers to work in an office environment.&lt;p&gt;I like the model, but I question long term economic viability of owning that much office space with mostly low utilization and only occasional spikes.</text></item><item><author>softwaredoug</author><text>I really liked Shopify&amp;#x27;s remote model of not closing offices, but turning them into &amp;quot;ports&amp;quot; for teams in major cities to get together throughout the year for planning, team building, and retreats. You had an official place to get together, enjoy the perks of tech company offices, but with the intention of deep short bursts of interaction rather than focused work.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>ilyt</author><text>Could rent it as co-working space on the rest of the days</text></comment>