That's funny, I say the same thing only it is cleaning the floor, not washing the dishes. Maybe the influence of tracked in snow and road salt, lol.
On Monday, December 29, 2014 3:39:55 PM UTC+1, Andy Soell wrote: > > I may be the exception here, though I'm not totally sure why. I opened a > coworking space back in 2012 while working a full-time, remote job. While > there were absolutely challenges, I never felt like I was being torn > between my day job and running the space. > > Reflecting on it a bit, I think there are two keys to pulling it off: > > 1) Ideally, get a crew to help you open the space. The more hands you have > involved, the less responsibity is going to rest on your shoulders > day-to-day > 2) Set new member expectations and stick with them. From day one, we > emphasize to our members that we're a coop at heart and everything is > everyone's responsibility—nobody is here to wash your dishes and clean up > your mess. The day you start doing all the dishes is the day you lose that > battle and you'll find the responibilities of running the space interfering > with the day job. > > Beyond this, I would also suggest requiring dropins and people asking for > tours to schedule a specific time to come in. That definitely helped me > continue to keep up with the day job while also being available to sign up > new members and do the tasks that come along with running a coworking space. -- 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/d/optout.
