Dtek [hearts] Coworking
August 25th, 2010 by Andy
I’m thrilled to be back in Seattle. (The Pacific Northwest is the best place to be in the late summer!) There are many stories to tell about the move out here from Brooklyn, but one particular bright spot has been my new office environment.
I mentioned coworking in my last post, but that was mostly anticipatory. Now that I’m settled in and have spent some time at Office Nomads, I’m ready to evangelize!
I’ve worked in many different environments in my career — from my first home office (literally in a closet), to independent studios, to small offices, to gargantuan, corporate office buildings (alright, those have just been for client meetings 
) — and my current situation is my favorite, hands-down.
The coworking space offers the objective advantages of a larger office, while fostering creativity, community, and workplace synergy in a way that independent workers and telecommuters can easily plug in to, for a fraction of the cost of running their own office. And all this without the trappings of normal office politics
For a geographically-diverse business like ours, where our normal workday involves telecommuting together from across the country, that’s pretty spectacular.
As coworking enthusiasts always say, it’s ultimately about the people. There’s a great community at Office Nomads that I’ve enjoyed personally and has already proven valuable professionally. Kudos to co-founders Jacob and Susan for kicking things off, and cheers to all of my fellow nomads for creating such a fabulous workplace!
