A decline in employee population at a site tends to what effect on the facility management workload?

• A. Stabilize
• B. Increase
• C. Decrease
• D. Eliminate

Answer: (B)

Occupant levels drive many facility management tasks, from cleaning and service requests to how space is allocated and how systems are scheduled. When employee population declines, the FM workload doesn't simply shrink in a straightforward way. The site then requires active change management: repurposing or closing spaces, reconfiguring layouts, updating floor plans and asset inventories, and adjusting maintenance plans for areas that are now underutilized. It also means renegotiating service contracts, budgets, and staffing to match the new occupancy, and recalibrating life-safety, security, and energy-management practices for a different usage pattern. These coordination, planning, and administrative activities add to the overall effort required, so the workload tends to increase despite fewer occupants.