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It’s hot. It’s delicious. It’s caffeinated.
But it’s not a co-worker.
Co-Working for Remote Workers
By Jamie Boyle
Remote work. Portable career. Telework. Work from Home.
These words make many of our military spouse hearts and eyes light up. No more PCS-spurred job searches, no more resume gaps because we can do our jobs from anywhere. The ability to take our work with us is the gold standard for many professionally-minded military spouses.
But for others, remote work sounds like a prison sentence—five years in solitary confinement with a daily hour of fresh air. At CASY & MSCCN, we’ve seen our fair share of talented volunteers who didn’t want a remote position. They needed a job that came with a commute; they needed face to face interaction, proximity, and a paycheck to feel fully satisfied in their professional and personal lives.
One is the Loneliest Number
On good days, I know that remote work is
great—that it’s working for me. As a military spouse, I love that my career is portable, that I can use skills I’ve worked so hard to acquire. But even on a good day, working from home can be lonely … like, have I changed my shirt, did I brush my teeth (sorry, TMI), have I spoken to anyone outside of my family … LONELY.
Loneliness isn’t just bad for your emotional health and mindset—it can impact your ability to be the successful professional you are. Ideas become stagnant; networks can dissolve. You can begin to feel like the lady with the yellow wallpaper.
Co-working, it’s Revolutionary.
But co-working sites are changing how professionals work remotely.
In a co-working space, remote employees can rent a desk or an office alongside other independent workers.
Interested in coworking?
In the Fort Bragg area?
Check out Revolutionary Coworking.