Designated desks are no longer the norm.

員工不再有固定的辦公桌。

The days of cubicles and assigned desk stations are finally coming to an end. As more office employees start working from home full-time or only come into work on certain days of the week， it no longer makes sense for employers to keep individual， assigned desks around for everyone.

Instead， the office infrastructure is transforming to include more collaborative workspaces and unassigned seating in order to better serve employees who float in and out of the office. In this way， employees can find the spot that best suits them on a given day， while employers can save money on space and resources. Its also becoming more common to see multiple clusters of desks or tables for different teams in order to promote unity and collaboration amongst them.

隔間和固定辦公桌的時代終于結束了。如今越來越多的員工全天在家工作，或一周只有特定的幾天去上班，給每個人保留固定的單人辦公桌不再有意義。

辦公室的基礎設施轉變?yōu)楦欣诤献鞯墓ぷ骺臻g，不再對座位進行分配，以便更好地服務于進出辦公室的員工。這樣，員工可以找到當天最適合自己的座位，而雇主可以節(jié)省在空間和資源上花費的資金。為不同團隊組合出多個辦公桌群的做法也變得更為普遍，目的是促進員工的團結合作。

Incorporating more breakout spaces and lounge areas.

設計更多的休閑區(qū)和休息區(qū)。

While some people tend to work more productively in a traditional desk-and-chair layout， others feel better when theyre working from a sofa or bean-bag chair. Thats why offices are creating a new mixture of furniture zones that offer both laid-back and traditional seating options. This could range from collaborative tables for those who want to work in a more relaxed manner and socialize with co-workers， to soundproofed spaces or office pods for those who prefer to work alone or in silence.

Workplaces are also starting to take advantage of wellness initiatives to attract and retain their employees. Many offices now include “green” areas that bring the feeling of nature indoors， and wellness rooms where members can meditate， practise yoga， or engage in any activity that lets them take a break from sitting at their desks.

盡管有的人在傳統(tǒng)桌椅布局中可以更高效地工作，但也有另外一些人則感覺坐在沙發(fā)或豆袋椅上更舒服。這就是為什么新型辦公室會將休閑家具和傳統(tǒng)辦公桌椅結合在一起。喜歡更放松的工作方式、需要和同事交流的人可以選擇合作桌，而那些喜歡沉默地獨自工作的人，可以選擇隔音的辦公室或辦公間。

還有一些辦公場所開始用健康計劃作為福利來吸引和留住員工。許多辦公室現(xiàn)在都有綠化區(qū)，可以在室內(nèi)感受到大自然，還有養(yǎng)生房，員工可以在房間里冥想、做瑜伽，或在工作間隙做任何可以放松的活動。

Building smaller conference rooms.

設立更小的會議室。

Traditional board rooms and conference rooms with tables big enough to host 20 people are another casualty of the remote workforce movement. Instead， smaller conference rooms that simply fit four to six people and a media center are quickly becoming the new norm for office meeting environments.

In this new mobile climate， many employees are starting to come into the physical office solely for face-to-face meetings with co-workers or to bring in vendors and clients for presentations. This means that employees are specifically coming into the office for access to these meeting rooms， and offices should be sizing those spaces accordingly.

傳統(tǒng)的董事會議室和多功能會議室通常放有能夠容納20個人坐下的大桌子，它們將成為遠程辦公運動的又一個犧牲品。相反，只能容納四到六個人和一個媒體中心的小型會議室很快將成為辦公會議環(huán)境的新常態(tài)。

在移動辦公的新風氣下，許多員工來辦公室只是為了和同事面對面交流，或者給供應商和客戶做演示。這意味著員工是專程來用會議室的，辦公場所也應該相應地分配這些空間的大小。

Technology cuts the bind between office and home.

技術模糊了辦公室和家的界限。

When offices have more employees working from home—or even from other countries—its critical to have the proper technology to connect people together easily.

To do this， offices are using VoIP （Voice over Internet Protocol） phones， which make phone calls through the Internet rather than regular landlines， to help employees around the world appear as though theyre calling from the office.

如果辦公室中有越來越多的員工是在家辦公，甚至是在其他國家遠程辦公，那么通過適當?shù)募夹g輕松地將人們聯(lián)系到一起就十分關鍵。

為此許多辦公場所開始使用網(wǎng)絡電話而非常規(guī)的有線電話，幫助世界各地的員工進行電話溝通，就和在辦公室內(nèi)打電話一樣方便。

Smaller offices， smaller carbon footprint.

更小的辦公室，更少的碳足跡。

There are huge bonuses， both financially and environmentally， to offices employing more remote workers. For employers， less people in the office equals less needed space—meaning they can save huge amounts of money by renting or building smaller office spaces， and by using less energy and water， lowering their utility bills.

For employees， the ability to work remotely means an erased commute， which in turn will reduce air pollution and help create a smaller carbon footprint.

公司雇用更多遠程工作的員工有極大的經(jīng)濟和環(huán)境紅利。對于雇主來說，辦公室里人更少意味著需要的空間更少，租用或建造的辦公空間更小，使用的能源和水更少，物業(yè)賬單降低了，意味著可以省下很多錢。

對于員工來說，可以遠程工作意味著不必通勤，從而能減少空氣污染和碳足跡。

Word Study

spot /sp?t/ n. 地點;場所

He showed me the exact spot where he had asked her to marry him.

layout /'le?a?t/ n. 布局;安排

initiative /?'n???t?v/ n. 倡議;新方案

commute /k?'mju?t/ n. 上下班路程

I have only a short commute to work.