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🔄 Amanda Perry’s coworking redemption arc
After Amanda Perry posted about a bad coworking experience that struck a chord with her followers, Expand 👇 she gave it another shot at COLONY King Street in Manchester and came away a convert.
She highlights welcoming staff, zoned work areas, soft lighting, background music, and a slick optional digital booking portal as the things that made the difference. It’s a useful reminder that coworking quality varies hugely, and finding the right space matters more than writing off the whole concept.
After Amanda Perry posted about a bad coworking experience that struck a chord with her followers, Expand 👇 she gave it another shot at COLONY King Street in Manchester and came away a convert.
She highlights welcoming staff, zoned work areas, soft lighting, background music, and a slick optional digital booking portal as the things that made the difference. It’s a useful reminder that coworking quality varies hugely, and finding the right space matters more than writing off the whole concept.
🇬🇧 UK Prime Minister backs coworking at PMQs
"Can I absolutely recognise the important role that flexible working spaces play in Expand 👇 regenerating our high streets?" – UK Prime Minister in Parliament today.
The UK Prime Minister responded to a question from Lauren Edwards MP at PMQs, acknowledging the role flexible workspaces play in regenerating high streets after sustained lobbying by Jane Sartin of the Flexible Space Association. The trigger: Roland Stanley of Dragon Coworking invited his local MP to visit, which led directly to the parliamentary question. Sartin says the association will keep pushing back against business rates changes that threaten the sector and the thousands of SMEs that depend on it.
"Can I absolutely recognise the important role that flexible working spaces play in Expand 👇 regenerating our high streets?" – UK Prime Minister in Parliament today.
The UK Prime Minister responded to a question from Lauren Edwards MP at PMQs, acknowledging the role flexible workspaces play in regenerating high streets after sustained lobbying by Jane Sartin of the Flexible Space Association. The trigger: Roland Stanley of Dragon Coworking invited his local MP to visit, which led directly to the parliamentary question. Sartin says the association will keep pushing back against business rates changes that threaten the sector and the thousands of SMEs that depend on it.
😲 Brand makes its staff survey data (very) public
Work.Life Head of People Olya Yakzhina published the company’s quarterly employee engagement results Expand 👇 in a fully interactive public dashboard, visible not just to staff but to anyone, including job candidates.
The dashboard shows scores across each quarter of FY26, the themes from employee comments, and the specific actions leadership took in response to each survey cycle. It’s a rare move toward genuine employer transparency, and Yakzhina argues that future candidates will increasingly expect this level of openness rather than curated employer brand content.
Work.Life Head of People Olya Yakzhina published the company’s quarterly employee engagement results Expand 👇 in a fully interactive public dashboard, visible not just to staff but to anyone, including job candidates.
The dashboard shows scores across each quarter of FY26, the themes from employee comments, and the specific actions leadership took in response to each survey cycle. It’s a rare move toward genuine employer transparency, and Yakzhina argues that future candidates will increasingly expect this level of openness rather than curated employer brand content.
🧑🤝🧑 Are we attracting young talent back into coworking?
Jerome Chang discusses data showing over 70% of front-of-house employees chose their flex workspace Expand 👇 role for the environment and energy, not salary, making culture a key hiring lever.
His own team backs this up: 6 of their last 9 hires had prior coworking experience, spanning junior to senior levels and a range of diverse backgrounds. They’re also actively hiring junior coordinators with a clear path to mid-level management, with new location openings planned across the next three quarters.
Trend: Coworking careers. We’re doing a huge global study into this. Take TWIC’s tenure survey here.
Jerome Chang discusses data showing over 70% of front-of-house employees chose their flex workspace Expand 👇 role for the environment and energy, not salary, making culture a key hiring lever.
His own team backs this up: 6 of their last 9 hires had prior coworking experience, spanning junior to senior levels and a range of diverse backgrounds. They’re also actively hiring junior coordinators with a clear path to mid-level management, with new location openings planned across the next three quarters.
Trend: Coworking careers. We’re doing a huge global study into this. Take TWIC’s tenure survey here.
🚀 Free playbook: How to Build a Club (12 Hot Takes)
Saumya Gupta, co-founder of Build IRL, launched a free playbook "How to Build a Club (12 Hot Expand 👇 Takes)" distilled from two years and hundreds of clubs.
Saumya Gupta, co-founder of Build IRL, launched a free playbook "How to Build a Club (12 Hot Expand 👇 Takes)" distilled from two years and hundreds of clubs.
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