I also enjoy a fully staffed space but alas, I got pregnant and had to make some changes! I gave every member a keycode so they can let themselves in and out on their schedules not mine. I'm there about half the time and not the other half. The members have really enjoyed the flexibility of not having office hours. They never kept them when they worked from home so why implement that now?! I have a very part time staff person who can fill in gaps as well as member-hosts/ hostesses who volunteer to keep an eye out while they're there working. As for evening events, staff is on hand for the 1st visit and then any recurring event organizers just let themselves in with a code and lock up when they leave. It's been working surprisingly well and I'm not having to drive back and forth to the space 3 times/day.
I'm especially looking forward to our new Cohere space as it has a totally separate conference area that when accessed, does not give the party access to any other portion of our building--including the coworking space. A huge win! Angel On Oct 25, 11:19 am, Josh Aberson <[email protected]> wrote: > Hey all, > > Wanted to run something by the coworking community to see your thoughts. > > How do most of you handle the 'hours' portion of your spaces? We're > currently open M-F 8:30-5:30 and will be expanding into nights as well as > weekends. I'm struggling with how to figure out how to have someone in the > space at all times to monitor its activity. I prefer not to put any of that > burden on our members, but I'm also out and about throughout the city all the > time, so my schedule isn't reliable enough for me to be there on a regular > basis. > > What have some of you done to have a person monitoring your space? I'm > toying around with the idea of mixing a personal assistant for me for the > space with secretarial services for the members of the space that would also > help supplement that person's income. > > Would love any input or thoughts. > > Thanks! > > Josh Aberson > m: 605-521-6158 | @JoshAberson > > fb.com/workmeso | @workmesowww.WorkMeso.com -- 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.
