Work-near-home hubs
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-67334476

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The billion-dollar business WeWork has filed for bankruptcy in the US, but that doesn't necessarily mean co-working spaces are going out of fashion. The concept may simply be evolving - to the benefit of High Streets in towns and suburbs.

"We live in a small apartment and I'm sharing the working space with my husband who's also working hybrid," says Jill Parrish, who works for a market data consultancy in central London.

"It's a bit fraught. I have distractions like the washing machine, various household tasks - and my husband!"

But instead of resuming her two-hour commute to the City, she comes to co-working space Patch, near her home in Twickenham, south-west London, twice a week. Her subscription allows her eight visits a month to hotdesk.



Yeah, I can certainly see the appeal of something like this: it'd allow employees to have a psychological separation between 'home' and 'work', whilst still avoiding potentially-long commutes to the office. It's similar to the 'work booths', but it also allows employees to be sociable (which again, is something they miss when working from home).

Would you use one of these?
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It's silly and in some ways feels like the real estate industry trying to save the world of offices to some extent. On the other hand I don't blame someone if they want a work/home separation and this would still beat long commutes.
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It would be nice for those who live in an apartment or very small house with no space to have a home office. For many the home office serves as the separation between workplace and home life.
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(11-21-2023, 08:34 AM)~ True Legend ~ Wrote: It would be nice for those who live in an apartment or very small house with no space to have a home office. For many the home office serves as the separation between workplace and home life.

Yeah, that's largely the case with me: my dining room (which hasn't actually been used as a dining room for nearly 20 years now :P ) became a makeshift office.

However, one of my friends lives in a small flat, where there isn't space to do that - and as a result, he hated working from home. He's now working a different job that isn't of an 'office' nature anyway, but maybe a work-near-home hub would have suited him if he was still at his old job.
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I wouldn't want to use something like this, partly because the whole appeal of working from home when I do it is for a bit of personal space (or generally if I'm not very well and don't want to infect my coworkers), and partly because I live 15 minutes walk away from where I work, so there's no point going the same distance to a different location. :P
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I think we have one of these in my town. I’ve seen them in London for sure. These are actually good, although I never have used them.

I work from home 3 days a week and sometimes it can be painful to be staring at the same four walls constantly. It can also be isolating at times. Some people may also not have a safe environment at home where they are able to work, whether that be noise or space. I do struggle sometimes on days where my dad and brother are at home as they are not working so can get pretty loud and disruptive if I do not prompt them.
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(11-22-2023, 05:02 PM)Shiny Star Wrote: I think we have one of these in my town. I’ve seen them in London for sure. These are actually good, although I never have used them.

I work from home 3 days a week and sometimes it can be painful to be staring at the same four walls constantly. It can also be isolating at times. Some people may also not have a safe environment at home where they are able to work, whether that be noise or space. I do struggle sometimes on days where my dad and brother are at home as they are not working so can get pretty loud and disruptive if I do not prompt them.

I don't think I'd be able to cope if I weren't living in a house!

(11-21-2023, 10:16 PM)Pyrite Wrote: I wouldn't want to use something like this, partly because the whole appeal of working from home when I do it is for a bit of personal space (or generally if I'm not very well and don't want to infect my coworkers), and partly because I live 15 minutes walk away from where I work, so there's no point going the same distance to a different location. :P

Me too, I work from home and would never change that for anything.
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You definitely do need to walk around if you work from home and change where you’re doing stuff. Otherwise it can be pretty bad for the mental health. I can imagine a flat would be stressful.
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