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7. Forget Office Cubicles, Try ‘Co-working’
When you think of a workspace, the cubicles in a traditional office are probably the first thing that comes to mind. Following Uber and Airbnb, the sharing economy has brought a new kind of work environment to the United States and the world in recent years.
It’s not a bar, nor a coffee shop. And it’s not your bedroom. It’s a so-called co-working space, where an increasing number of Americans work. WeWork is one of the providers of such environments.
“The beauty of the space is that we are a community, we kind of all work together. So, in this building, I can find a lawyer and an accountant. I can also find somebody to help me with my design, my website development,” says Carl Pierre of WeWork-DC.
The new sharing economy is changing the way business has traditionally been done. The commercial real estate industry is no exception. In Washington and around the world, people from all walks of life are turning to this new kind of work environment, sharing infrastructure, services, events, and technology.
At WeWork, members have different plans to choose from. The price ranges from 45 to thousands of dollars a month and offers different levels of access to the facilities, such as office equipment, conference rooms, dedicated desks, and private working spaces. Members can even bring their dogs to work.
Erica Ettin is the founder of A Little Nudge, which helps people with all aspects of online dating.
“I’ve gotten clients from here. I’ve gotten business contacts. I had to shoot some videos for something – there’s a company here that shoots videos, and I hired them. It’s just really nice to have a network of people who I wouldn’t have met otherwise,” Ettin says.
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Freelancer Lee Canon says Cove [a co-working space] provides the flexibility she wants.
“This sort of space is perfect. Because I’m around people, I feel kind of accountable to be working, but it’s also not noisy. There’s no espresso machine going; there’s no blender going,” Canon says.
What seems to attract millennials most about co-working are network resources and the sense of community.
