OK, I'll admit, the honeymoon may be over. No, of course I do not speak of my mandate with Citrix. I still have lots of fun helping virtualization virtuoso society engage socially online. No, I mean working from home. And for those of you who are familiar with the experience, I'm sure you can relate to what I am about to share.
When I started working for Citrix May the company agreed to allow me to stay in my beloved home of Portland, OR. I then recognized what a blessing was that I could not just stay in this remarkable bizarre, mega green, fantastic food, drink coffee capital of the west coast of weird. (Perhaps you've heard about our recent fame in the news and say epically awesome comedy series Portlandia , on the Independent Film Channel. Otherwise, look up. And Put a bird on the subject .). But I could also do it in the comfort of my own home office.
I'll admit to feeling rather starry-eyed at the perfect unicorn and rainbow utopian "working remotely" I had at the time. I imagined mid morning cardio kickboxing work breaks and ridiculously productive afternoon powered by the now famous energy elixir Portland Stumptown Coffee. and part of that past (unfortunately not the workouts). But after seven months, I must admit to feeling, well, a little above.
It is not that I do appreciate the flexibility of this arrangement allows. I am grateful that I am able to change my work schedule so that I can ensure the nascent spirit of my elementary school aged son gets fed something more nutritious than sugar cereals, and that goes to school with matching socks and clean hair. I find that sometimes I feel bit isolated for my team, my peers, and others. And although social media offer a great opportunity to connect with the outside world, sometimes I want more interaction, collaboration and human contact
I know. whine, whine, poor me. Well last week I discovered a new "collective workspace" in Portland who could help me break free from the all-too-familiar walls of my home office and get out there and be more social ( professional, i mean). The new loft space downtown artsy known as The Collective Agency (@TheCollectiveAgenC) is exactly what you expect: exposed brick walls around work open spaces with tables, comfortable office chairs, many sockets, and type professionals and artists individually clicking clicking away on their keyboards or clustered in the corners engaged in hushed conversations with colleagues. And he felt like just what the doctor ordered for me.
After my grand tour of collective agency that I found myself wondering if other cities had similar spaces devoted to this new coworking model for modern mobile worker . I know companies like Loosecubes, that connects workers in need of space with spaces, often within companies or existing homes, where they can work. But I just started to learn about the tendency of coworking, and its growing popularity in cities like Portland and San Francisco.
What an exciting time to be a remote work warrior! For as businesses and consumers continue to realize the tangible rewards of "working everywhere" -a perfect model made possible by technologies such as Citrix desktop virtualization and server platforms, ubiquitous connectivity compatible 3G iPads and the proliferation of cloud computing -I think we'll see innovation around working models really take off. As employees realize they can work untethered from traditional technology configurations, they look for places where they could actually find inspiration. And hipster cafes and lounges friends (do not laugh, my friends and I often have "working days" in the houses of the other) to coworking lofts and local libraries, the modern mobile worker can find these new solutions are the perfect antidote to the struggles of the lone employee.
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