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Coworking is a really great solution to this. You can have all the human contact and "it's 6pm - want to go for a beer?" easy socializing that you get from bei
by pimterry 5y ago
Coworking is a really great solution to this.
You can have all the human contact and "it's 6pm - want to go for a beer?" easy socializing that you get from being in a busy office, but simultaneously keep almost all the flexibility and the lack-of-constraints of working from home (...almost - there's usually an expectation that you wear clothes).
In many ways it's even better than office social contact: it decouples that socializing from your job. Want to change company, but keep hanging out with the same people every day? Want to switch offices and meet a whole new social circle without changing jobs? Want to go out from the office for a drink after work with your 'colleagues' with no need to avoid personal topics or keep things professional with your boss?
It does require leaving the house, but for almost everybody there is a coworking space that's significantly quicker to get to you than your current office would be. If you're in a major urban center, you probably have 10s or 100s to choose from. For me, it's a dramatic improvement on both the alternatives.
- benhurmarcel 5y agoIt’s way too expensive for most people though.
- mmmpop 5y agoAgreed 100%. My job is 1000 miles away but I have a cohort of folks at the coworking space that keep me sane. This is probably more like the "future of work" especially in my small mountain town.
- stef25 5y ago> Coworking It's not cheap but I do love it. Nicest offices I've ever worked in, never obliged to talk to anyone.
- stevage 5y agoI have tried this but struggled to find people in coworking spaces that I wanted to socialise with. The one time it has worked was when friends who worked in the same niche sector would sometimes all cowork at a cafe for a day. Maybe once a month. That was incredible. We were expected to be in our offices most of the time though.
- octodog 5y agoFair enough, but there's no guarantee you'll want to socialise the people who inhabit your office either. I highly respect and value my colleagues but I don't have a huge amount of interest in socialising with them either.