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Originally Posted by Barefootsies
Nope. I would not be alone.
Once I had the space and network set up, everyone who now is working remotely would be required to be in the office for their hours. They could still have some flexibility in the schedule, but I would have all work being done from central point, and network where it can be easily saved, accessed and monitored.
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You're really asking about two different things. Having an outside office for yourself can improve your productivity. Or it make you very lonely. Or it can split up your work between home and office so that you'll always be going back to the other to get something you forgot!
All these happened to me when I had an outside office for a year. I've been working for myself since the mid 70s.
But what you're talking about here is setting up a business, with employees where you now have to come up with money for liability insurance, workers comp, and all the rest. If you *require* those workers to come in they become employees (not independent contractors), especially if you keep them for any length of time and "manage" their workflow in any significant way, and that's a lot more than just looking at being more productive in a separate office. More $$$ out of your pocket.
I'd say if your biz is going well enough for you to convert to being an employer with a place of business, go for it.