That's kinda what I suspected. The phone issue is just a proxy for a bigger problem.
With that said, it's only been a week and this stuff takes time. People don't care about the things they share - physical space and equipment, as well as soundspace - unless they care about the people they share them with. This is a two-way street, though. Your existing "well integrated" members don't know him any better than he knows them. In all cases, people who know each other have a far better chance of sharing expectations of each other, too. So it's your job to open that up. He might not be as "easy" as others, but I wouldn't write him off yet either. His concern for his stuff/space is just a reaction that most people are programmed to have when they feel "threatened". Nobody likes having things done to them, so asking him to move "because he's disturbing others" quickly creates that sense of "why is this happening to *me*?" I'd look for some sort of project/event/effort that will benefit more than just him, but something he's interested in contributing to. Help him and other members connect through that effort, and see how things change. It might take more than one of these "facilitations" before you notice a change, but I can say from experience that I've seen just as many tough personalities cracked by this process than I have people who ultimately went the other way and self-selected themselves out. -Alex -- /ah indyhall.org coworking in philadelphia On Mon, Feb 17, 2014 at 6:34 PM, [email protected] < [email protected]> wrote: > Alex, he's new (been here about a week) and to be perfectly honest is not > integrating that well. > > He'll talk to people during breaks in the kitchen, but I don't think he's > made a big effort to make friends or be helpful to anyone. Most of the time > just talks about a new diet he's on with his wife. He said that the reason > he joined was he couldn't be productive at home. He asked about a private > office, but balked at the price. > > When I mentioned to him the issue of bothering another member, he seemed > more concerned about his monitor setup than inconveniencing someone. > > > > > On Monday, February 17, 2014 4:38:12 PM UTC-6, Alex Hillman wrote: > >> How does this member interact with other people? How well does he know >> the people he's bothering? >> >> -Alex >> >> >> >> -- >> >> /ah >> indyhall.org >> coworking in philadelphia >> >> >> On Mon, Feb 17, 2014 at 5:31 PM, [email protected] <[email protected] >> > wrote: >> >>> Hi there everyone, >>> >>> I know this is a topic that's come up again and again and been handled >>> many different ways, but I'm curious how to handle this socially moreso >>> than from any other dimension. >>> >>> Members have to take phone calls. This is a fact of life. Most people >>> just find a quiet corner or take up the conference room for a call whenever >>> they need. This was a pretty self-regulating problem. >>> >>> Until recently when a member signed up that seems to be on the phone all >>> day long in the main coworking area. Other members are complaining >>> specifically about this one member because he's ruining their ability to >>> focus. He refuses to take up in one of the side rooms or corners because >>> they don't have a table big enough to fit his computer and monitor and he >>> doesn't seem too keen on moving his stuff around either. >>> >>> I've never asked a member to leave the community and I'd hate to do it >>> because of a workstyle issue, but I don't see a way around this. >>> >>> Any ideas? >>> >>> -- >>> Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com >>> --- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "Coworking" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to [email protected]. >>> >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>> >> >> -- > Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Coworking" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > -- Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Coworking" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
