We found a new family-oriented coworking space in Metro Manila: What Matters Coworking + Playlab!
Co-working became a popular alternative to dedicated offices in the last decade because of flexible lease terms, shared amenities, overall cost savings, and the opportunity to network with like-minded professionals. In the Philippines, many co-working places are targeted toward start-ups or companies with a young workforce so they are centered on being techy and Instagrammable. While these are also important in to What Matters Coworking + Playlab, they also wanted to focus on the underserved professionals who are juggling careers or businesses with a busy home life.
In particular, they want to make it possible for parents to have focused, productive work time while their kids stay nearby doing something fun, creative, and educational. Instead of wasting precious time traveling back and forth between their child’s play school and work, parents can simply bring their kids to What Matters and enroll them in 3-hour, 12x a month play-based learning classes with teachers every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. This is an upgrade to leaving the kids at home with yayas who many parents fear are not watching their kids well and are not trained educators to prepare kids for “big school.” When they don’t have classes on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays, kids can enjoy playing with educational toys and books with their trusted guardian, while meeting new friends!
Just three hours of class or interactive playtime is precious for the cognitive and social skills development of toddlers, while three hours of focused work is a gift from the heavens for working parents. Choose between a co-working desk, private office, or virtual office depending on your needs, and be part of a professional community that learns and grows together through curated learning and networking events.
With What Matters, the goal is to break the notion that parents – especially moms – have to give up their career aspirations to be hands-on with their kids. These prime years of their lives can be shared in one space that enables both parent and child to flourish. According to research, working parents can be more productive than their childless peers with the right support as they are motivated to do their best for their kids’ future. Employers benefit by empowering them, and what better way to make parents feel important than by giving them a child-friendly, ergonomic, and sustainability-conscious workplace located in a mall so they can eat, shop, and do errands conveniently!
Visit What Matters Coworking + Playlab at Greenhills Mall, San Juan to experience their vision of integrated work & life.
What Matters Inc.
GF Connecticut Arcade, Greenhills Mall, San Juan
(Next to: Beijing Foot Spa, Near: Casa Reyes, Yellow Cab, Mr Quickie, Greenhills Post Office)
Phone No: 09569514166
FB Page: What Matters Coworking + Playlab
IG: @whatmatters.greenhills
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