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"La Jonxion invente le bureau entre deux trains"

At some coworking spaces, getting big doesn't mean getting out. Shared office space used to be a setup for solo entrepreneurs, freelancers or businesses with just a handful of employees. In recent years, though, some new ventures have bucked the traditional model by creating pay-as-you-go setups for sizable start-ups.

Office workers, grab your bobblehead dolls: The boss may be coming for your desk. As companies seek to cut costs and accommodate an increasingly mobile work force, some employees have had to say goodbye to their personal work areas.