Co-working spaces arose to supply workplace camaraderie freelancers lack

Evidence

Co-working is when two or more people with flexible jobs, usually freelancers, meet at a common location to work side-by-side on their laptops on separate projects. There are formal co-working spaces set up to provide the camaraderie of the workplace that is missing from freelance life. Most, for a nominal fee, will rent desks and provide coffee, office supplies, phone lines, internet access, and a printer. — Alice E. Marwick, Status Update, 758

Categorization

• DEFINE: Defines co-working as a distinct labor arrangement and the specific amenities that constitute it.
• XREF: Connects to labor and platform-economy literature on the atomization of freelance work and the design of third spaces.