Laptop Nomads
USA Today ran a recent article Working out of a ‘third place’ that put a name to my nomadic existence.
An estimated 30 million Americans, or roughly one-fifth of the nation’s workforce, are part of the so-called Kinko’s generation, employees who spend significant hours each month working outside of a traditional office.
This rootless army is growing 10% annually, according to Gartner Dataquest research. The reason? Corporations are increasingly supportive of teleworking for reasons that range from saving money on office space to needing a backup in the event of a natural disaster or terror attack.
“With technology what it is, it’s far easier to bring the work to the people than the people to the work,” says Jim Ware of the Future of Work, a Bay Area enterprise that helps large companies such as Boeing anticipate workplace trends.
Most of the time I like to go in to my office downtown, but since I moved to a coffee-shop rich environment with seemingly universal wi-fi, I’ve found it increasingly convenient to set up shop at Julie Victoria Cafe, Crossroads Coffee or Salento’s .
