The Highs and Lows of Coworking: What to Expect When You Join a Coworking Space

Coworking has become an increasingly popular way to work in recent years. The idea of coworking is simple: you join a shared workspace with other working people. This can be a great way to meet new people and get inspired, but it’s not for everyone. In this blog post, we will discuss the highs and lows of coworking so that you can decide if it’s the right fit for you.

The Highs

Informal Meetings in Creative Spaces

A coworking space has provided a creative place for small groups of individuals to interact in a short amount of time. If all you need is somewhere to update someone or have an informal meeting, you have numerous options. Kitchen areas are well suited for individuals to sit, drink their coffee, and present on a laptop in a comfortable atmosphere.

Quiet Booths for Sensitive/Confidential Meetings

It might be challenging to converse about a sensitive topic in an office. So, if you need to keep things private, using a quiet booth that does not require prior reservation may be beneficial.

Networking on Your Doorstep

For people who enjoy networking, being in a cowork space can be quite beneficial in promoting what your firm does or possibly utilizing another business’s service. Because of this, as more companies move to coworking, the amount of networking opportunities and exhibitions people will host and attend to will probably decrease.

Free Breakfasts & Promotional Giveaways

Who doesn’t appreciate a complimentary breakfast? They regularly make sure that we have a spread of breakfast foods every Monday. They also work with local businesses to get everyone in the building informed about their food/drink – just be sure to arrive in time!

The Lows

Meeting Room Credits

If you’re a visual person and prefer your information on a big screen, you may like the idea of booking meeting rooms credits monthly through your company account. The bad news is that these credits might run out midway through the month if many people in your business have used them, forcing you to pay for an additional room or host your meeting in unusual ways.

We See Your Defects and Targets

You may share a coworking space with about ten other businesses. Now, you may not formally meet those people, but you do indirectly get an idea of their jobs. As time goes on, you get a sense of the problems they’re attempting to address and goals they’re working towards. It’s all out in the open for everyone else to see.

The Bottom Line

As with any kind of office space, you’re going to experience some highs and lows. It’s what you do with them that makes the difference at the end of the day!

Thinking of making the move to a coworking space? Check out the different workspaces offered by La Collective Cowork here!