5 Ways to Avoid Annoying Everyone in Your Co-Working Space

Nomadic workers are on the rise. (Some estimates predict that within the decade, these office-less employees will comprise a full 40 percent of the workforce.) Untethered to cubicles, freelancers, contract employees, and solo business owners are seeking out alternative desk arrangements. After all, you have to change out of your pajamas sometime, and can only sit in a coffee shop nursing a single cup for so long before the baristas give you the side-eye.

Many free-range employees head to co-working spaces, fully stocked drop-in environments that cater to professionals who lack a brick-and-mortar workplace. The number of such spaces nearly doubled between 2011 and 2012 alone. According to Deskmag, more than 110,000 people worldwide currently set up temporary shop in this type of environment. In one survey, 7 out of 10 co-working spaces reported that they didn't have enough desks to keep up with client demand.