Coworking Spaces vs Private Offices

Collaborative coworking office spaces have been rising in popularity for quite a while now. Flexible, open, and contemporary, these spaces are seen as the innovative new way to arrange your office in order to keep your employees happy and productive. But are coworking spaces really always better than traditional private offices? Well that depends!

Here are some things to consider when deciding between the different setups and some inventive ways to incorporate the best of both types into your office.

Why Coworking

Coworking offices can encourage teamwork, creativity, and brainstorming. It also

leaves your office with more room to grow.

When there aren’t dedicated office spaces for each employee, you have much more flexibility in how many desks you place throughout the space and how they are arranged.

As your business grows, you only have to worry about adding more desks or areas, rather than creating additional individual rooms or spaces for each new employee. Plus, you don’t have to worry as much about employees with equal seniority or status being designated with unequal amounts of space – the collaborative nature of coworking means most areas are primarily shared.

While a coworking office may not provide as much space for employees to express their own taste with their own desk decorations and organization, there are plenty of other ways you can create the space for employees to showcase their personalities.

Why Private Office

Coworking offices can encourage teamwork, creativity, and brainstorming. However, while a shared office space has these benefits, it can also present some barriers in getting work done efficiently.

Depending on the nature of the work, a coworking space can present extra noise and distractions for employees. Phone calls with clients can become difficult to hear when everyone is sharing a single space. Plus, if your business involves clients coming in-person, it may reflect negatively on your business’ image if there appears to be a lack of privacy or confidentiality with sensitive information.