Teleworking | My office in 450

Working remotely to save yourself a city center tour, yes, but what if you are poorly installed at home? South and north of the island of Montreal, many cooperative locations await teleworkers with open arms.

Arian Kroll
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(Boisebrand) “It’s hard to bring me back to the island. It takes the whole argument! », Met Isabelle Henripin, Account Manager for LMG Audience and Creativity at the Agency’s Bros. Office.

His office, located above the L’Toyl Auditorium, has a breathtaking view of the Quartier DX30. Om^{To me} Henrypin, who lives in Chambli, moved there in January because it was a short distance from his previous office in Longueil. “Longueil, it took me 45 minutes, sometimes an hour in the winter. Right now, it takes me 20 minutes, ”she said. “When Frederick told us he was working on DIX30, it happened without saying.”

Frederick Desis, owner of Frederick Hedofis, opened his first collaborative space in Longyouil in late 2017.

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“Before, I thought one on the south coast would fit. There, I reached three and I negotiated for Chambli and possibly Saint-Lambert, ”said Mr. Desais. Hedofis is located in Montreal and Sherbrook, in addition to being in Saint-Julie, which has benefited from its location with the support of the municipality. The company is under discussion in Saint-Theros, as well as in Royalmount on the Boulevard decor.

Teleworking changed the situation, Mr. Desis observed.

He said several Montreal owners have approached him, wondering if they could offer options on the South Coast and North Crown. “Often they have to wait until their leases expire, or be able to break them, so things don’t move very quickly, but there’s more to stay in the fall.”

Louis Martin, owner of LMG, headquartered in Quebec City and most of its employees, is happy with the Hedofis formula, where conference rooms and coffee are rented out. Before renting his previous space in Langueil, he looked toward the traditional offices. “To put a person, a meeting room, a small coffee corner, we are three to four times more expensive, not far. Having a small closed office without services is not good: the client comes to see you, you are in the wardrobe, it does not serve the corporate image! “

Om^{To me} Henripin, the only Montreal employee when she started at LMG, enjoys being around other workers in common places. “Sometimes, we need help with a project, we can really collaborate,” said the person who already assigned the editorial mandate to the content creator she met at the coffee machine.

She also appreciates flexibility.

By posting selected locations to work in Quebec or Brosard, LMG was able to recruit in Montreal and on the South Coast. When they come to work on the site, the social media strategist sits in the office, and the graphic designer takes a position in the open. “If you want to go to the island, it’s very easy, if you come from Quebec, it’s very easy, and it’s next to the Alt Hotel,” Mr. Martin said excitedly, living there when he came to work at Brosard.

Mushroom

Partnership offices are multiplying around the island of Montreal. “In our study, before opening, we identified 10 to 12 co-workers’ centers in Laval, and some in the suburbs,” said Cedric Belanger, co-owner of the squad space on the Boulevard des Laurentides.

Since it opened last October, downtown businesses have been hoping for domestic workers there. While re-negotiating their lease, some will reduce their square footage to provide satellite space, Mr. Belanger ts recalled. “I negotiated. I believe it will come.”

At 2C2B in Boisebrand, co-founder Cassie Baylorjan said employees who could not enter offices per day were going out of pocket to leave home. Many expressed interest, “but because companies do not rule over telecommuting policies, it is difficult to accept fees.”

Convinced that it was only a matter of time, 2C2B announced the opening of a large space in Moscow in early 2022. “We want to provide paid-a-terre to companies that are having difficulty hiring due to a pool. An environment conducive to geographically restricted candidates and non-metropolitan employees ”, M^{To me} Baylorjan.