Same here at Office Nomads. Susan and I sit behind the front desk and show people around when they come in. We have a few phones around that we pay for and we have a main line and a fax line. As for individual phones, if someone pays for a dedicated desk we can work with whatever service they decide. We don't add a lot as a middle-man so we decided to not get into the phone business. As for noise, this is an office not a library.
Jacob -- Office Nomads - Individuality without Isolation http://www.officenomads.com - (206) 323-6500 On Mon, Nov 24, 2008 at 10:16 AM, Julie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Our space happens to be chunked up layout-wise so that there is a > "receptionist" area, though it doesn't function entirely like a > receptionist in that we don't forward calls or anything. Members > works on cell phones. There are land line options in our conference > rooms. The phone at reception is for fielding inquiries and the front > door during the hours we're here. The phone does ring, but I'm enough > up front where it's not an issue for members working in the back. I > am that "receptionist", as well as the janitor, LOL! All the hats we > wear ;) > > Julie Duryea > owner, souk > 322 nw 6th avenue, suite 200 > portland, oregon 97209 > p | 503.517.6900 > f | 503.517.6901 > skype julieduryea > http://www.soukllc.com > tweet soukportland > > On Nov 23, 4:03 pm, ruyoung <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> we're still laying the groundwork for a new toronto coworking >> facility, and i keep thinking of things that are much farther in the >> future than i need to be right now, but thinking of these things helps >> to keep me on track. >> >> a question for facilities that are already operating: do you have a >> traditional reception desk and someone akin to a receptionist? >> >> i'm curious about noise. is there a reception telephone? does use of >> that telephone impact the other members? (particularly in spaces where >> telephones aren't allowed/are frowned upon in the general workspace) >> >> is the receptionist (be it someone who was hired, an owner, a >> volunteer, etc) separated from the other members? >> r. > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Coworking" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
