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s.mill hokie
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s.mill hokie

Makes sense. I'm interested to see long-term uses of unused office space.

I'm sure some of it will be utilized again as it was in the past, but not all of it.
Posted: 01/11/2023 at 04:28 PM ET
(In response to this post by TheNuke)

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Coming up on 3 years and the office is still a ghost town
TheNuke • 01/11/23 03:44 PM ET
…how you gonna keep ‘em down on the cube farm
chumley • 01/11/23 09:28 PM ET
Entertainment might be the answer to bring them back!**
TheNuke • 01/11/23 11:14 PM ET
Freaking asinine. Time to rid payrolls of snowflakes.**
PhotoHokieNC • 01/11/23 04:39 PM ET
Amazing how people want the office culture and cube life to continue.
GSOHokie01 • 01/12/23 12:11 AM ET
My wife gets free lunches if she shows up.**
Stork • 01/11/23 04:20 PM ET
We are being slow-rolled back
Happy Dog • 01/11/23 04:16 PM ET
Lehman Bros or Bear Stearns?**
mancunian • 01/11/23 04:07 PM ET
Deutsche bank or Credit suisse?**
ColoVT82 • 01/11/23 06:05 PM ET
We manage much more $ than they do combined**
TheNuke • 01/11/23 04:25 PM ET
Given how TSO has chafed at Fidelity lately, is that you?**
PhotoHokieNC • 01/11/23 04:40 PM ET
Not Fidelity, but we are a partner **
TheNuke • 01/11/23 06:51 PM ET
She’s had fits with them and Paylocity as HR head of payroll. We getting
PhotoHokieNC • 01/11/23 06:56 PM ET
Think of where lots of your money is tied up
TheNuke • 01/11/23 07:30 PM ET
You're a pimp?**
No Clue • 01/11/23 08:04 PM ET
…then keep your pimp-hand strong**
chumley • 01/11/23 09:20 PM ET
Some days I feel like it**
TheNuke • 01/11/23 08:13 PM ET
Chairman Powell, is that you?**
PhotoHokieNC • 01/11/23 07:56 PM ET
Last clue
TheNuke • 01/11/23 08:15 PM ET
My Wife's office is in Reston and they get free lunch if they come in...
LRC-Hokie01 • 01/12/23 08:09 AM ET
Yep, we prob work in the same big green building
TheNuke • 01/13/23 12:53 AM ET
At this point, what's the reason for keeping the office space?
s.mill hokie • 01/11/23 03:59 PM ET
Or paying taxes?**
ColoVT82 • 01/11/23 06:07 PM ET
That would be an overreacting to an episode of foolishness soon to end.**
PhotoHokieNC • 01/11/23 04:41 PM ET
Some lease agreements are multi-year - not easy to break**
FfxStationHokie • 01/11/23 04:00 PM ET
^^^This...
TekkNerd • 01/12/23 07:27 AM ET
That's the case and we are the owners of the building
TheNuke • 01/11/23 04:23 PM ET
But what is prevalent at this instant moment in time, is hardly forever.**
PhotoHokieNC • 01/11/23 06:46 PM ET
I think it will be more than a decade before we see masses back at offices
TheNuke • 01/11/23 06:54 PM ET
No way in hell. When forces move toward a burgeoning economy we once had
PhotoHokieNC • 01/11/23 07:19 PM ET
Or if hiring slows, companies will regain the upper hand in dictating...
MP4VT2004 • 01/11/23 07:26 PM ET
Free red staplers?**
TomTurkey • 01/11/23 05:57 PM ET
Turn a couple floors into apartments?**
EDGEMAN • 01/11/23 04:29 PM ET
It's being done downtown
TheNuke • 01/13/23 01:04 AM ET
Makes sense. I'm interested to see long-term uses of unused office space. ◄
s.mill hokie • 01/11/23 04:28 PM ET
There won't be any of that long-term. Silly notion. People will work
PhotoHokieNC • 01/11/23 06:48 PM ET
Should be able to sublease
HwoodHokie • 01/11/23 04:21 PM ET
same...i come in about once every 2 weeks or so....parking lot is maybe 25%
ME Hokie 07 • 01/11/23 03:55 PM ET
I'm in today and that might even be generous**
MAHokie69 • 01/11/23 04:11 PM ET