Coworking with pets
Coworking is about rethinking all the existing rules of work. One of the unquestioned rules of a traditional office is “no pets allowed”. So it makes sense that many coworking spaces throw out this standard prohibition and allow members to bring their dogs to work. But are animals in the workplace a help by creating a friendly communicative atmosphere or do they create more problems than they solve? Deskmag spoke to several pet-friendly spaces about their experience with coworking canines.
The development of Coworking Spaces
Most coworking spaces have more members than desks, yet the effective use of their desks is just under 50% since not all coworkers work at the same time. The majority of workspaces therefore seem to have room for more new members. This article in the series of the global coworking survey results looks at the development within coworking spaces themselves.
Coworking: Half the cost of a traditional workstation
Desk rental in a coworking space costs half as much as maintaining a workstation in a regular office. The real average cost of both coworking and regular office space has been compared for the first time in a global study of desk rental figures. The result is that coworking beats office rental by more than 50% in most cities where the shared workspace concept is active.