[citation needed] However, hot desking comes with disadvantages, including a lack of permanent space, an unclear work hierarchy, and possibly inconvenient communication between members of a team.
[citation needed] For some employees, hot-desking may be hard to get used to, as people have different ways of using a desk (adjusting the chair height, moving around decorations, keeping the space tidy).
Therefore, their telephone number, their email, and instant messaging can be routed to their location on the network and no longer to just their physical desk.
[6][citation needed] The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in remote work becoming more common, with many employees only coming into the office for part of the week.
However, data from 2023 suggests a slight increase in assigned seating (83%), potentially indicating a move away from fully unassigned ("hot desking") arrangements.