Step into a Starbucks or Coffee Company on a weekday and you will definitely see them. Often young people behind their laptops, headphones on and an empty coffee cup next to them, the last remnants of coffee long gone cold. Apparently, the coffee shops are perfect if you want to work outside your own home on anything. For the price of a cup of coffee
– or two – you can spend the whole day in a lively environment.
Charming, but certainly not the most convenient. Before you know it, you are in an overcrowded place and quiet working is out of the question. It’s no news that the so-called flexible workspaces are popping up like mushrooms. Even small villages nowadays have a place where the freelancer with a laptop under their arm can step in to tackle the necessary mountains of work. The largest, most well-known, and most striking places where you can get to work?
Spaces
In the previous Baaz magazine, you could still take a look inside Spaces in the section Day In Day Out. The company was founded in 2006 and opened its very first location on Amsterdam's Herengracht in 2008. It was established with the idea that work should be more enjoyable and interesting, provided you do it in an environment that energizes and stimulates you. According to Spaces, working in a beautiful environment is not enough; a dynamic community of like-minded individuals also stimulates. Every Spaces location has a business club for digital nomads, mobile workers, and freelancers, office spaces for companies big and small, and unique meeting rooms. The workspaces can be found at three locations in Amsterdam and additionally in The Hague and Rotterdam.
www.spacesworks.com
Tribes
Another major player in the field of flexible workspaces is Tribes. A membership gives you unlimited access to lounges, cafés, restaurants, pop-up stores, fitness, and flexible workspaces. Each location is fully ready for use and has professional staff. Offices and meeting rooms are fully furnished and equipped with innovative technology. This, combined with free high-speed internet and wifi and access to VOIP SIP phones. A service team is always on hand to meet all business needs.
www.tribes.world/nl
Seats2meet
Flexible working is not only suitable for solo work. It is also possible to arrange flexible meetings and other gatherings. Seats2meet is extremely suitable for this. You can book one or more seats in a work, meeting, or office space. Flexible conditions and access to a network with expertise are available. Seats2meet now offers nearly two thousand workspaces worldwide. There is also plenty of choice in our country, sometimes in very special locations. How about Terschelling, the Yoghurt Barn (!) in The Hague, La Place Duinrell, or the Delft Gate near Rotterdam CS?
www.seats2meet.com
A second life
More and more vacant office buildings and other abandoned spaces are now the backdrop for flexible workspaces. Sometimes in popup form, more often for a long time. If you tend to lean towards such a unique and small-scale spot to regularly settle down, the options are vast. Go online, type 'flexible workspaces' into Google and a world of possible spots opens up for you. For example, take a look at creatievefabrieken. nl for a collection of flex spots and co-workspaces. In Utrecht, active flex workers should take a look at deskbookers.com. By the way, almost every city and medium-sized municipality has a site with addresses and further advice. In short: finding a suitable flexible workspace will definitely succeed for you.
