Two of the companies we work with in Calgary are more or less in crisis mode over office space.
Company A: Has been subleasing an entire floor and was just notified that they are being kicked out June 1st, they now have to relocate about 35 -50 people off-site. They are seriously considering leasing a former private surgical suite and an adjoining dentists office in the Northwest and sticking accounting and non-Calgary account reps out there. They have also ordered IT to vacate their server room and find a way to make everything fit in a 5x9 telephone room, which is also accessible only via the ladies washroom and two of three boardrooms are being eliminated with the suggestion that meetings be held at client sites when practical or "affordable restaurants."
Company B: The BSD's in Houston landed their little brother in Calgary an enormous contract without a tremendous amount of consultation. They now need to hire about 70 people, immediately. Which is a challenge in and of itself. Splitting locations isn't an option since many existing employees will also work on this large project. They are now harassing every other tenant in the building trying to put together bits and pieces of space at any price.
It is like when unemployment gets too low, things just cease up.
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