Future of Office Custodians Tied to Post-Pandemic Work Practices

As many office workers continue to work from home with the recent spike in COVID-19 cases, office custodians are needed to work less frequently—if at all. Custodians who specialize in cleaning offices only may soon be a thing of the past. Workplace trend specialists are predicting that once the pandemic ends, many people will continue working from home, at least part time.

Amazon Web Services (AWS) CEO Andy Jassy predicts “hot offices” where employees reserve a desk by the day, will be the office model of the future, Business Insider reports. He believes now that employees have had a taste of remote work, and companies now realize their staff can productively do their tasks from home, many workers will continue to operate off site  going forward, only coming into the office when they need to collaborate with their team on specific projects.

Although the amount of time people spend in the office will depend on their job, Jassy predicts most will adopt a hybrid model rather than being onsite 100% of the time. Large office buildings with entire floors divided into cubicles will become obsolete, replaced with office hubs and meeting spaces that can be configured to handle small groups of people at one time.

These work areas will be configured so they are easy to clean and may use technology such as air filtering systems, ultraviolet lights, and other creative ways to keep the hub sanitary and safe.