Hi Oren, Sound is always the biggest issue in this kind of space! We do three things that are more physical than social (although they certainly help socially!): 1) We put in a noise cancellation system. This is a grid of speakers with a low white noise generator. Works really well. 2) We build one or two sound-insulated phone cubes. They're big enough for a laptop, a VoIP phone and some paper. People take important, private calls in there and like the better sound quality than with a cellphone. 3) We have two cafe spaces, one with library rules. Oh, I guess there are 4: No speakerphones in cafe or workstation areas. We also have by-the-hour plans for private offices, which brings down cost for people, and they use a private office sometimes for longer calls.
Barbara The Satellite On Monday, February 17, 2014 2:31:18 PM UTC-8, [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.
