{"id":3017,"date":"2018-05-09T07:01:40","date_gmt":"2018-05-09T06:01:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conferencecall.co.uk\/blog\/?p=3017"},"modified":"2018-05-09T13:40:07","modified_gmt":"2018-05-09T12:40:07","slug":"the-pros-and-cons-of-co-working","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conferencecall.co.uk\/blog\/the-pros-and-cons-of-co-working\/","title":{"rendered":"The pros and cons of a co-working office"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Remember the old days of office work?<\/p>\n<p>A 9 am-sharp start, trapped in a sectioned off workstation for the best part of day &#8211; save for the odd five minute conversation with colleagues here and there &#8211; before finally clocking off at 5pm.<\/p>\n<p>Eight hours of mindless grind.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s not like that these days though, not only are people working from home on a more regular basis, they&#8217;re also sharing their work space with entirely different businesses.<\/p>\n<p>So could co-working be an option for you and your business?<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h2>What is co-working?<\/h2>\n<p>Co-working is when\u00a0one working environment (usually an office) is used as a shared space by workers from a number of\u00a0different companies or sectors. This is often done as a way to share rental and equipment costs, as well as ideas and industry knowledge.<\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/le0dfcG_jVw\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>What are the benefits of co-working?<\/h2>\n<p>The first and most obvious benefit of co-working is that a shared office space equals shared rental costs and possibly even shared equipment costs, and so it&#8217;s a great way to cut overheads.<\/p>\n<p>This means your business may be able to set up\u00a0a convenient city centre location it may not otherwise have been able to afford.<\/p>\n<p>Another benefit of co-working is that having a number of workers from different industries, or similar ones for that matter, can work wonders for productivity and idea generation.<\/p>\n<p>And this environment is also a very effective way of building up a contacts list and drumming up business.<\/p>\n<p>All of which sounds so ideal it&#8217;s anyone&#8217;s guess why we&#8217;re not all co-working &#8211; it&#8217;s not all plain sailing though&#8230;<\/p>\n<h2>What are the disadvantages of\u00a0co-working?<\/h2>\n<p>Although co-working is a great way to cut costs, it can cause problems if certain business are using the facility more than others, thereby using more energy and putting greater wear-and-tear on the equipment.<\/p>\n<p>So if you&#8217;re going to be sharing a space, make sure it&#8217;s set out early what percentage of the costs each business should pay, making sure to account for those companies who could prove to be a bigger drain on resources.<\/p>\n<p>Then there&#8217;s the problem of not getting along with your co-workers, and while this can be a problem in any office, it can usually be overcome by the fact everyone is pushing in the same direction and working for the same cause.<\/p>\n<p>But this is rarely the case in a co-working space and you could even find yourself in direct competition with some of the people you share with. And if people in the office grate with you on a personal and professional level it can be a recipe for disaster.<\/p>\n<p>So make sure you choose carefully the people and the space you share, and if you&#8217;re not quite ready you could give something like a virtual office, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conferencecall.co.uk\/blog\/run-business-self-storage-unit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">self-storage space<\/a>, or even a coffee shop a trial run first.<\/p>\n<p>And if you get co-working right, it can be great for business on so many levels.<\/p>\n<h2>A day in the life of a co-working space<\/h2>\n<p>Office life can be pretty hectic, and co-working office life is no different, as employees from all industries meet and mingle.<\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RQKfaSHkTNM\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Are\u00a0you working in\u00a0a co-working space? 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