How Coworking Can Change Your Life — and Your Work

Bob Jones wakes up every morning to his alarm, rolls out of bed, throws on what could pass on a good day as a dress shirt, and drags his way to the kitchen. He makes himself a poor cup of coffee, walks into his home office, and sits down with a sigh to start the day. 

He gets in about an hour of work before his kids wake up. They don’t seem to notice that their father is busy, and Bob finds himself distracted by the noise until they leave for school. 

Bob has a meeting with a client mid-morning. This client prefers in-person meetings, so Bob spends more of his valuable time researching the best upscale coffee shop to meet him at. He’s also prepped an informational handout, but the printer crashes when he tries to use it. Bob is not a tech expert. By the time he’s found the YouTube video he needs to get it back up and running, he’s late for his meeting. Not a good look.

But contrary to expectations, the meeting goes quite well. Bob is energized for the rest of his workday…until he walks back into his office and is faced with an overflowing trashcan, a fidgety printer, a mess of mail on his desk, and a cold cup of coffee.

Needless to say, Bob feels rather discouraged and unproductive. 

But what if Bob had access to a coworking membership at Lucid Private Offices? 

Bob would drive to a nice office every morning, where he would find an unlimited coffee and espresso bar just begging to be used (solved–the bad coffee). His office–furnished by Lucid with that stand-up desk he’s always wanted, and cleaned by in-house service–is clean and welcoming. He doesn’t even need to worry about putting all his mail in the right place, because that friendly receptionist who grinned him a good morning handles all his calls and mail.

What a good start to his day! 

At the hour when the noise of his children having fun or getting ready for school would usually elicit a tense reprimand from their father, Bob’s door is closed and his environment silent and peaceful for focused work. But when Bob needs a break from the solitude, he can step outside into a common area full of like-minded professionals that he can bounce ideas off of, or just chat with to refresh his mind from his work. He has both the privacy and energy he needs, and he’s working better than ever. 

When Bob’s in-person client reaches out for a follow-up, he knows he has access to a top-tier meeting room right around the corner. And he has free unlimited printing–not to mention complimentary IT support should even this printer fail him. The result? He looks (and feels) like the professional he is, leaving his client convinced of his expertise. 

Because Bob loves his office, he starts to love his work–and he’s working awfully well. He’s working so well, in fact, that when he comes home at the end of the day Bob finds himself done with his tasks and ready to have fun with his kids.

We’ve rewritten Bob’s story. Let us rewrite yours.