Over the last few days, IT professionals and owners of shared workspaces have taken to social media to discuss the ‘future of the office’. While most employees are working from home, companies are planning ahead for the post-COVID world.

As covid-19 has forced companies and employees to shift to remote working and with a sharp fall in revenues, firms are preferring to take up flexible co-working spaces rather than renting large offices to cut costs.

CHENNAI: Commercial office space in Chennai may have to be reinvented as many startups have shut shop or suspended operations, while others are going ahead with the 'work from home' concept as COVID-19 cases continue.

As covid-19 has forced companies and employees to shift to remote working and with a sharp fall in revenues, firms are preferring to take up flexible co-working spaces rather than renting large offices to cut costs.

As covid-19 has forced companies and employees to shift to remote working and with a sharp fall in revenues, firms are preferring to take up flexible co-working spaces rather than renting large offices to cut costs.

With over 19,000 coworking spaces across the globe, shared workspaces have disrupted the commercial real estate with robust demand through 2019 and will continue to gain traction in years to come.