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Moved to a coworking space after 4 years of kitchen table freelancing, not sure it was worth it
I worked from my kitchen table for 4 years. Saved money, no commute, could wear pajamas. Last month I signed up for a shared space in Austin, for $250 a month. I figured I'd get more done, meet people, maybe find new work. Honestly I've been there 8 times so far and I mostly just stare at different walls. Has anyone else tried a coworking spot and felt like it didn't click right away?
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fisher.jessica13d ago
$250 in Austin is basically paying someone to watch you be unproductive in a slightly nicer location lol. I did the same thing at a place downtown and spent 3 weeks just aggressively making eye contact with other freelancers pretending I was networking. Give it another week or two, but honestly some of us just work better in our gremlin mode.
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kai_ramirez3813d ago
I paid $300 at a spot in Dallas for three months before it clicked. Honestly the first two weeks I just sat there scrolling on my phone feeling dumb. But week three I overheard two guys talking about a contract gig I had experience with and ended up getting a referral from one of them. Tbh if you go expecting instant magic you'll hate it. But if you treat it like a library where people sometimes talk to you, the benefits show up slow. The wall staring phase is normal, give it a full month before you decide.
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xena_hernandez9813d ago
oh yeah @fisher.jessica is spot on, i had to force myself to stay for a full hour before it felt less weird.
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...and my friend literally went through this EXACT thing in Austin. She paid $280 for a month at some wework clone and spent the first two weeks just staring at her laptop pretending to be busy while secretly watching netflix on her phone. She told me she almost quit after day three because she felt like such a fraud. Then on week two some random guy asked her about her headphones and they ended up talking for an hour about music production. She didn't get a job out of it or anything BUT it broke the ice for her and she started actually talking to people after that. By month two she had three solid contacts from just being there and being consistent. She says the key is literally just showing up and waiting out the awkward part.
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