Hey Don, Personally, I don't think it's much to ask to not walk around with stinky bare feet and the reply from your host probably alienated your *paying* member with the brick-wall reply. Why not simply say "have you tried speaking to the bare-footed culprit and asked if they can wear some shoes when you know your having a client come around?"
In my opinion, handled poorly and if I had been that member, my next action would have been to cancel my membership and join a different coworking space that's less up itself. - Liam On 3 May 2012, at 21:08, [email protected] wrote: > Thought some of you might get a kick out of today's exchange with one > of our members. Anybody have any similar experiences to share? > > > So, a member sent this email to our host... (names changed to protect > the innocent) > > +++ > > Here I am having to be the old lame again BUT > > My clients come into this space and I dont want them to see bare feet. > Sandals on men are bad enough. > > Given the number of gear head folks, I will have to live with tee > shirts. > > Dont like shorts either on the men. Most of the gals seem to be dpoing > ok in this department > > Its still an OFFICE isnt it? > > The simple dress code would be wear what you wear to see clients vs > what you wear when your working from home > > +++ > > Our host wrote back... > > Yeah, great questions, but unfortunately you won't like the answer. > This is NOT an office, in fact, it's designed to run counter to > traditional office norms, top to bottom. > > Bicycles in the hall, Xbox, dart boards and TVs, Nerf machine gun > wars, afternoon beers, bean bags and umbrellas, an Old Trading Pit for > a lounge, jazz with a Van Morrison chaser, bumper of "The Rap", few > hours of Mozart concertos . . . embrace the New Economy, Bob!! Blow > your clients' minds with your hyper-progressive foresight and carefree > nonchalance! Eschew the shoes! > > I know it's not for everyone, but I hope you can adjust and make it > work for you. It's really nice having you here. Maybe you could teach > these kids a thing or two about class. > > -- > 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. > -- 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.
