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Feds shift to non-traditional workspaces, but not everyone’s happy about it

Some employees have no designated desks, leaving little space for personal belongings or accessibility accommodations, say critics. But the government says the change is meant to design workspaces around client department needs and allow for flexibility.

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BY EMILY HAWS
April 24, 2019

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Stephanie Ross, an associate professor of labour studies, called the strategy 'obviously contradictory' in that less office space 'means poorer and less effective working conditions for people when they come to work.'

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