Jonathan, Thanks so much for your thoughtful answer. You are completely on target with my thinking and I appreciate the sounding board!
Cheers! iris On Sep 17, 2010, at 8:55 AM, Jonathan Yankovich wrote: > I would say that it is OK to require that everyone to place their > phones on vibrate. This is a courtesy that anyone should be able to > understand. I think you should consider having this be the > expectation in your space. You could certainly propose the idea to > the group/community and ask for "buy-in". I am guessing you would get > it, as every coworker I know understands and respects the need for a > generally quiet work environment. > > The trick is to avoid having anyone feel like this policy is a > personal attack on them, so asking the group might be a good > approach. As a space owner, I'm sure you're used to being careful > about people's feelings and being diplomatic. > > -Jonathan > > On Sep 16, 6:30 pm, Iris Kavanagh <iriskavan...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Hey there fellow coworking peeps, >> >> I have an issue I am sure many of you have dealt with and am interested in >> hearing some of your ways of handling it: >> >> In the days of cell phones with with various ringtones we have a new >> adventure in establishing etiquette, some establishments ban cell phones all >> together, others require them to be silent only. In coworking spaces cell >> phones are a necessity, entrepreneurs must use them to conduct business, so >> banning them is out of the question. But everyone has a personal threshold >> for how loud they set their phone and what types of ringtones they choose to >> use. Personally, I like a ring that sounds like a phone, or is as >> unobtrusive as possible. >> >> I received a complaint from a long time member today about the noise level >> caused by ring tones and a request to do something about it. I usually >> handle this kind of thing on a case by case basis. If someone's phone is >> loud and annoying I take them aside and ask them to turn it down, if they >> leave it on their desk and it rings incessantly I turn it off. >> >> So, my question is: Barring requiring everyone to place their phones on >> vibrate, what have some of you done to deal with this issue? >> >> Your feedback is very much appreciated! >> >> Iris >> >> Iris Kavanagh | Revolutionary + COO NextSpace Coworking + Innovation, Inc >> contact | i...@nextspace.us |http://twitter.com/slickiris|831.420.0710 >> >> Local Freelance Camp Organizer/ Worldwide Camp Facilitator >> >> Freelance Camp. In Business For Yourself, Not By Yourself. Find one near >> you…http://www.freelancecamp.org/ > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Coworking" group. > To post to this group, send email to cowork...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Coworking" group. To post to this group, send email to cowork...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en.
