CHAPTER 6 Signs You Need New Office Space ou Need New Office Space An overcrowded office can affect your employees’ morale and effectiveness and contribute to building a negative work environment. It’s important to keep your employees’ needs satisfied. Building equity for a landlord can also take its toll. Especially if it isn’t the best situation for your company or you don’t have the best landlord. Maybe your company has taken off, and you want to work from your own investment now that you have the funds to do so. It can be difficult to realize that it’s really time to look for more space, not just renew your lease, and make your purchase. You work in your office every day and have been accustomed to it. This chapter will analyze some aspects of your current space. You may have plans to expand your staff in the near future, or you may have way too much empty space you are paying for. Downsizing can help a business when it’s right. If you’re not sure about moving and your lease is coming up, now is the time to think about it. Here are a few of those warning signs to look out for. YOU'VE OUTGROWN THE B WN THE BUILDING OR SPACE AND THERE'S LITTLE TO NO VACANCY NOW Do desks seem to be stacked up near each other in small spaces? Are conference rooms crowded? Storage closets unable to shut? These are the most obvious signs that it’s time to get a bigger space. 31
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