Prioritising parking spaces
In an office with more people than parking spaces, we needed a fair way of choosing who should get one.
There are various ways we could have done but the best solution was priority based on length of service, so the longer you’ve worked at the office the higher up the list you go.
There are two reasons this is such a good solution:
- Length of service is a fact, and choosing who gets a parking space based on fact rather than opinion has clarity and transparency, and is easy to understand. And it turns parking into a benefit of long service.
- It means the older team members who are more in need of a parking space get one without getting into uncomfortable discussions about health, medical conditions, or who is most in need.
Even everyday things like allocating parking spaces require a method of prioritisation.
Finding the right way to prioritise is vital. Using facts is great. Making it clear and easy to understand for the people involved is important. Gaining additional benefits as a result of the method is a good thing to achieve too.