At CubeSpace we're in much the same space as Julie and Jacob. We do have have phones at a bunch of the desks, so sometimes we do route phone calls, but we try to avoid that. Our desk is, however, somewhat physically removed from the workspaces, and does function as a something of a hangout space. On the other hand, this is possible because of the scale of CubeSpace, which isn't necessarily at most coworking locations. --David David Kominsky CubeSpace Portland, OR On Mon, Nov 24, 2008 at 10:30 AM, Jacob Sayles <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote:
> > 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. > > > > > > > > > -- David Kominsky [EMAIL PROTECTED] 503-206-3500 CubeSpace 622 SE Grand Avenue Portland, OR 97214 --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
