Hot-desking is a system of organizing workspaces in which workspaces are used by different people at different times on an ad hoc basis. The goal is to maximize space efficiency and reduce property risk by reducing excess office space. Hot-desking is also called coworking.
All the advantages of hot desking:
There are many pros of using a hot desk office. All of them are strong arguments in favor of choosing this model of employment:
- It’s easier for you to organize your workday. There are not many distractions as opposed to working at home, which means that the efficiency of work increases.
- No attachment to a specific location/office. Today you can work in one city, but tomorrow it will be a completely different one, such as a coworking space in Chicago. In addition, networked coworking spaces offer special terms for single card holders.
- You will not be afraid of loneliness. Working this way, you are not deprived of simple human communication: many of us simply do not have enough of it. In addition, the communication of people working in completely different fields, not only greatly enriches the person, but also allows you to make unusual decisions in non-standard situations, even if until then you thought you were an absolute specialist who can do everything.
- The simplicity of the procedure of booking a co-working room. You can be sure, it will pleasantly surprise anyone.
- Employers with a staff of subordinates do not need office space for rent or buy a whole office.
On the contrary, several people can work in one short-term rented space. They also do not need to hire employees on a permanent basis – just to do the work.
- Paying for the workplace has another advantage: even if the hot desk space costs a small amount by the standards of the employee, he has another incentive to work, rather than being distracted by everything around him.
- In the centers you can not just work, but also have additional activities. What kind – you can always clarify this when signing a contract.
- Many coworking spaces in Chicago, bring together a variety of tenants working in the same area. Such thematic coworking has many advantages for beginners who are adding to their baggage of knowledge very quickly.
- Finally, there is the state and private support for existing or just opening hot desk centers.
- A wonderful array of services is provided for your money. The usual cost of working together includes:
- the workspace itself: a table and chair;
- office equipment or a working computer;
- wi-fi internet;
- bathroom;
- sometimes a place to rest and a small kitchen, which include a stove, kettle, coffee machine.
Disadvantages of the hot desking center:
- In comparison with home-based work there are additional financial and time costs to travel to and from the office.
- Restrictions, and what cannot be done in a coworking center? Each type of coworking center has its own rules. Its own requirements for tenants, and they are not much, but they may still differ. It is worth checking them out in advance.
- Hot desking, in contrast to the dedicated desk, could be noisy. Almost always. Phones, conversations, Skype and so on. It is also worth taking into account.
- In one room a variety of people. All coexisting under one roof is built solely on trust. Which means that passwords to the computer will not be out of place, and valuables should always be with you.
- Workplace most often for you is not fixed, but on the contrary, floating, especially if you use the services of a network coworking in different cities and countries.
- You have to dress appropriately for the office. At home you can work in a bathrobe and slippers, here it is impossible. Though business attire stimulates and makes you feel at ease at work.
- There is a constant change of people working next to you. You just do not have time to get used to them.
Overall, for a self-employed person, a hot desking is an ideal choice. If you decide to use a hot desking as an organizer and founder, making it your business, prepare for a long period of return on investment. But what exactly will outweigh the advantages or the disadvantages each person will decide for himself.