Co-Working Spaces Boost Work-Life Balance
Have you ever dreamed of a work environment so comfortable and engaging that you lose track of time? That’s the promise of modern coworking spaces. In today’s fast-paced world, where pressure and deadlines dominate your life, achieving a healthy work-life balance isn’t just a buzzword—it’s a necessity.
Imagine a scenario where you have a tight deadline at work but also an unexpected family dinner plan you cannot miss. You now also need to buy a gift on the way to the dinner, ensure you’re dressed right, all of this while managing that urgent deadline from your boss. Juggling different tasks in the same day becomes easier when you’re either working from home or working from an office that feels ‘just like home’.
Though I now wonder what would make an office ‘feel like home’? The often overused phrase needs to be decoded. In my opinion, coworking spaces have been able to decode it to a large extent. Let’s see how:
Dig Deep | How Co-Working Spaces Let You Improve Your Work-Life Balance
A Coworking Seat by the Day Keeps Administrative Issues at Bay!
Startup founders are the busiest people I know – investors (or the search for one) take up 50% of your time, team reviews take about 20%, and hiring another 10%. The balance 20% needs to be split evenly for product development, quality control, giving out OTPs (haha, that struggle is real), and also squeezing in a quick lunch bite.
Now imagine adding another layer to this never-ending pile of work – Wi-Fi modem setup, rainwater leakage in one cabin, AC malfunctioning in the other, housekeeping staff interviews, coffee machine or printer troubleshooting. Tired? Me too. Why not leave it to the experts, and you focus on those OTPs this time.
Fun Fact: A non-coworking startup founder spends >20% of their team dealing with administrative issues.
Flexibility, Flexibility, and Flexibility
Numerous studies indicate that allowing employees to work at their own convenience and from their preferred location enhances job satisfaction and lowers stress levels. Working out of a shared workspace or office gives you better control over the quality of your workday and theirs.
A coworking space allows you to come to work anytime, leave whenever, without worrying about security, locks, or if that last person remembered to switch off the lights. The smallest issues fill up the largest space of our bandwidth. Flexi plans also allow you to finally focus on what’s the most important thing on your mind right now – work-life balance.
Efficient Commute Time
Do you remember how much of Netflix you’ve binge-watched in your commute time? Spending hours every week, only traveling to and from your office leaves you with no time for so much more that you can do for your well-being. Missing out on exercising, meeting friends or family, or activities as basic as giving yourself a decent grooming session without actually having to worry about that 1-hour commute.