Leadership Save Me A Seat: The Rise Of Shared Work Spaces With 50 per cent of the US workforce expected to be freelancing by 2020, co-working communities are booming. Welcome to your new office. By Natalie Cornish Leadership With 50 per cent of the US workforce expected to be freelancing by 2020, co-working communities are booming. Welcome to your new office. By Natalie Cornish Previous article The History (And Future) Of Self-Care Next article Running The Joint: Meet The Women Cashing In On Cannabis Just a decade ago, office work mostly looked like this: eight hours at an assigned desk with co-workers from the same company who clocked on and off at roughly the same time each day. Then the 2008 Global Financial Crisis hit and the digital labour force moved in. Freelancers, contractors and temporary workers now make up one-third of the US labour market, according to JWT Intelligence. By 2020 this will increase to 50 per cent, Forbes predicts, and 78 per cent of these “digital nomads” are aged under 40. This modern workforce no longer considers a nine-to-five proposition the epitome of success. Even work-life balance has been pushed aside, in favour of working on something of value and on their terms. “Wifi, strong coffee and a sense of community” is top of their priority list, and co-working spaces are delivering. lookingforwardworkplace Related Content Diamond Meet the leaders: Erin Vincent By Odessa Blain Diamond Meet the leaders: Malini Raj By Odessa Blain Diamond Meet the leaders: Azmeena Hussain By Odessa Blain Diamond Meet the leaders: Shannan Dodson By Odessa Blain Diamond Meet the leaders: Elly Desmarchelier By Odessa Blain Equity A sneak peek inside the sold-out budget event By Odessa Blain Equity Inside the shared joke between Gallagher and Wong By Odessa Blain Leadership “Let’s lower the bar”: Why this CEO wants women to do a whole lot less By FW Your inbox just got smarter If you’re not a member, sign up to our newsletter to get the best of Future Women in your inbox.
