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Workspaces, do they have personalities? 

By: Alfred Moore, Associate Channel Marketing Manager, Legrand | AV

If you’ve ever worked in an office, you’ve witnessed the various office personas. More specifically, if your office supports work environments beyond a 100% in-office schedule, you’ve probably seen coworkers in locations out of the ordinary. The landscape of the workplace is an ever-changing scene that morphs with us as our technology advances and end user needs change. For example, Hot Desking is a newer workspace where an office has unassigned desks available to their employees on a first-come, first served basis. The more recognizable, the home-office workspace is a setup for people who work from home, whether they telecommute or own a business. Interestingly enough, it seems that our workspace occasionally matches who we are as people. 

Based on our research, we’ve rounded up the most popular workspaces of 2023:

Popular Workspaces

Hot Desking

New to the scene, where an office has unassigned desks available to their employees on a first-come, first-served basis. These workspaces need to be set up with plug-and-play technology, tend to be impersonal and therefore clutter-free.

Popular Workspaces

The High-Tech Workspace

Necessary for certain job functions like engineering or design, this set up is a requirement for the end user to do their job efficiently. Generally equipped with three monitors, this set up may require additional power, and a more tech savvy user.

Popular Workspaces

Work from Anywhere

This employee spends the majority of their time in different locations. Their tech is most likely carried with them on the go. The 9-in-1 dual display docking station will be the source of power no matter the setting. USB-C cabling is essential here as well. 
 

Popular Workspaces

Home Office

As a stationary workspace at one’s home, this setting may call for a more robust set of products. Products such as a docking station, laptop tray, monitor mounts and USB-C cabling are crucial for this workspace. 
 
Man with glasses working on his laptop on a desk in his home office.

Popular Workspaces

In-Office

The traditional work setting we’re most familiar with. The employee would be in office on a hybrid or daily basis.This workspace requires a monitor arm and a docking station due to the multiple monitors at one’s desk. 
 

How exactly do we decide which workspace is best for us?  

Is it predetermined in our genetic makeup?  

Is it handed off to us by our predecessor?  

It’s truly the question of the century! 

But what do you think, does your personality match your workspace? Let’s have some fun with Legrand | AV’s “My Workplace Personality Quiz”. 

As you embark on the journey through our “Workspace Personality” quiz, you’ll be met with a series of questions to decide which workspace persona you may hold. From being the Hot Desker that frequently travels to the Nashville office, to being The Lone (Tech) Wolf that has their complete setup ready in their home, our quiz will provide the answer you have been waiting for. Follow along with the quiz below to find your workspace personality. 

 

Take The Quiz!

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