In a recent article on the QZ website (April 15, 2015) it was noted not so much that Freelancers can work effectively – this is a given – but where they do their wonderful work is the interesting question.
I am sure that most of us imagine the joy of Freelancing: working in our slippers and/or our pajamas at home with a nice warm cup of tea or coffee at our side – perhaps looking through the window to a cold and windy day smugly knowing that we do not have to go out in that weather. Oh the joys of Freelancing!
But what happens when we get a little tired of our home surroundings? Well to that end there are a growing number of what are called “Cooperative Work Spaces.” These are places where Freelancers can go to be with other Freelancers and mingle. These are places where humans can have the joy of interacting with other humans. The joy of exchanging ideas and “bouncing things off” a fellow programmer or a fellow writer.
In Mumbai for example, on a nice cobblestone street in the city of Khar in Mumbai, there is a quaint place known as “the Hive” where Freelancers can go, mingle, get work done and enjoy the company of fellow Freelancers.
We at www.IndiaFreelancers.com hope that our Freelancers will indeed take advantage of these “Cooperative Work Spaces” and mingle with others of their same persuasion. By so doing, our Freelancers can enjoy the camaraderie that comes with being with others who think – and dream – as we do.
So feel free to work at home in your bunny slippers and comfy bathrobe, but when the “bug” hits you to share space and time with other Freelancers, think of these “Cooperative Work Spaces” which are popping up all over the place and which give you a chance to get out and be with others.
Ranjiv for IndiaFreelancers.com
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