Surging RTO Trends Have More Employers Choosing Co-working Office Spaces

Business owners who want staff to spend more time in the workplace each week frequently encounter two main challenges to their efforts. The first has been overcoming employee resistance to the reduction or full elimination of remote working privileges they have come to cherish. The second problem has been finding enough room for those returning workers. As working from home became the post-COVID-19 pandemic norm, many companies shrank their office footprints to cut expenses; they are now scrambling for space to accommodate everyone.

A growing number of companies are addressing both of those problems by turning to the kinds of shared workspaces that became highly popular with startups before the pandemic. These days, however, many large businesses are also using those co-working options as they tighten their return to office (RTO) mandates, while also seeking to provide employees with settings that reduce their aversion to leaving home for the job they can do anywhere.

In many cases, this involves employers using co-working spaces to replace traditional long-term office leases. The rents and occupation fees are cheaper, but the new settings produce the benefits of in-person staff teamwork — and in workspaces that workers are often happier coming to than their former corporate offices. The reason? Many companies are choosing those shared business digs located closer to their employees’ homes, which considerably cuts their commute times.

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