IF YOU’RE given the freedom to move around, sit anywhere you want in the office, work from anywhere, even in the cafeteria, would you abuse that privilege? How, as an employer, would you be able to monitor what members of your staff are doing?
Ever since they moved into their new headquarters in Shah Alam, Selangor, in July this year, DiGi Telecommunications employees have not had fixed seating, and there are no cubicles, not even for the bosses. The office adopts an open concept whereby tables are laid out across an open area. Employees can choose to work at a workstation or on their own notebooks. They can even plonk themselves in any of the other levels or departments. With wireless technology, communication is no problem.