WHY FREELANCERS SHOULD CHOOSE COWORKING OVER HOME WORKING
Lounging on the couch sipping a hot freshly brewed cup of coffee at your home while working might seem to be the most preferably suitable environment for working but is that a sustainable option? While most of the freelancers choose their own working hours at their own places and convenience leaving behind the usual 9 to 5 and taking orders from the authorities. But can sometimes working at home impede your productivity? Since the advent of coronaviruses, we all hustling in a surge of the ‘new normal. This blog tries to establish that can coworking spaces be an alternative to working from home for freelancers as well people working in huge corporative.
In India, the growth of flexible office space is expected to grow at 40%-50% this year, showed a JLL India report. By the end of the year, flexible workplaces in India are expected to attract investment up to $400 million. Infosys has announced permanent WFH for 33% to 55% of its employees. TCS too has proclaimed that by 2025, only 25% of its workforce will need to come to its offices. Although, many freelancers might choose to work from as a more beneficial alternative.
But when is home not enough?
Coworking spaces come with their own benefits which are:
Increases motivation and productivity
Sometimes working at home is an option that is a bit more than comfortable, it encourages lethargy and impedes productivity. Your working must motivate to work more and be most productive to accomplish tasks in the lesser time span. Coworking spaces can be a place you can concentrate, set hours to work and accomplish your set tasks and goals for the day.
Financial cushion
Coworking is a good option economically with the benefits outweighing those which one might get working from home. Yes, working from home is the cheapest but with other benefits and scope of the expanding business, coworking is the most beneficial option for freelancers.
Technological and infrastructure support
Sometimes a home just might not enough when you’re stuck on less internet speed or power cuts. Coworking spaces can provide you with technological supports not just wifi or power but small things like an extra laptop on days when yours is not working, printing facilities and stationery which not be readily available at your home. Comfortable working desks and cushions could just be a booster plus for promoting productivity at these spaces.
Networking and connections
Coworking spaces offer a chance to socialise with like-minded individuals. These interactions are an important and integral part of our lives as social beings. These not only offer a positive environment to work but also can lead to sometimes invaluable professional connections for freelancers.
Various amenities not available at home
Facilities like a working reception, changing your workspaces according to natural lighting, moods etc are just the augmentation of the facilities available home available at coworking spaces for freelancers. The ease of having a coffee machine in near proximity while working or taking balcony breaks are some of the small things that add up to making big differences while working.
Recourses Used ( 9th May 2021)
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