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Tried a co-working space while I waited for my doggo to come out of surgery…why?

It rhymes with Eee Bork, booked a day pass and the images online showed desks with comfy task chairs. Nope large kitchen tables with hard wood stackable chairs. So I bit the bullet and splurged on a room. No extra monitors, no key to lock it (you have to leave your stuff and find staff to lock it), maybe the coffee was free, but that was really it. I saw tons of private offices on lease filled with high end jumbo monitors, tech, etc. I can see having one off long term offices in such a place, but the price for a private room with checks notes a computer chair and 4' desk, doesn't seem worth the cost. Not even a view to get momentarily distracted. So how are companies able to afford such high rent there? Most the rooms had stuff, but were basically empty most the day except…


It rhymes with Eee Bork, booked a day pass and the images online showed desks with comfy task chairs.

Nope large kitchen tables with hard wood stackable chairs.

So I bit the bullet and splurged on a room.

No extra monitors, no key to lock it (you have to leave your stuff and find staff to lock it), maybe the coffee was free, but that was really it.

I saw tons of private offices on lease filled with high end jumbo monitors, tech, etc. I can see having one off long term offices in such a place, but the price for a private room with checks notes a computer chair and 4' desk, doesn't seem worth the cost.

Not even a view to get momentarily distracted.

So how are companies able to afford such high rent there? Most the rooms had stuff, but were basically empty most the day except for maybe 20% of the rooms.

In addition, you can't scan print fax or mail unless your a long term customer. Day pass users can't even print?

Oh and parking isn't free either. Just a whole big ol scam.

It was the weirdest thing I've seen being unplugged from a commercial retail complex like that. Most the businesses I worked at owned a campus or their own car park and a few facilities for labs/offices.

Oh lastly the folks in open area looked pissed, not RBF, PISSED.

I'm guessing many are forced to work there to count as their day in the office.

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