Working Up

by Dwayne Phillips

I spend a productive day at a co-work location.

A few weeks ago I spent a day at a c0-work location – WeSpace in Reston, Virginia.

I had read about co-work locations for a few years and knew that one existed in my town.  Since I am currently unemployed, why not try one? For $30 I had access to a chair and table in WeSpace as well as their WiFi Internet access and their water fountain.

Two notes:

• I enjoyed the day
• I accomplished a lot

I wrote a couple thousand words on a new series of short stories as well as edited half a dozen job descriptions for a local community group. That was a lot for one day.

What I did there that was better than being at home:

I didn’t goof off as much.

There was no couch for a nap, so I didn’t take a nap in the afternoon.

Was it worth the $30? Yes, the education value alone was worth the cost. I learned how much I could accomplish in a day if I didn’t take a nap or scroll through the cable TV channels to see what was coming on that night.

Will I do it again? Probably.

One more thing, the people at WeSpace were polite and welcoming. Far more polite than any people in any “regular” office I have ever worked. What’s the deal with that? Why aren’t people in regular offices so polite?