I wonder whether there is value in talking directly with him and with the members about it.
This could be a great chance to engage the membership in a healthy dialogue and to invite their participation in the process of deciding what to do. That's good practice in general, as inevitably people of varying dispositions will emerge over time. Coworking spaces must be safe spaces, first and foremost. But they can also be places where the community nurtures someone who is ready to move on and make something better for themselves. How great would it be if your community helped show this guy how to channel his potential through legitimate means? Perhaps that's idealistic, but perhaps something can be done. That being said, if he seems like he has no sense of responsibility for his actions and gives you the super heebie-jeebies, I don't think you'd be in the wrong at all to deny him access. Tony On Sunday, June 19, 2016, Matt G <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi all, > > Firstly, this is my first post on here, however I have visited it many > times and have learnt so much from you all. I hope this post is in keeping > with the what should discussed, however I have hit a bit of a problem that > is bothering me. > > 4 months ago I started a cowork space in my hometown in the UK. We are > un-selective and this has been an amazing - we have built such a fantastic > collective of talented and interesting people from all walks of life. > > Now, there is a gentleman in this town of 200,000 people who has a record > of fraud (convicted and served 2013), has rolled over multiple business and > upset many. Whilst never meeting him personally almost any business person > I have spoke to in town knows him. > > He has just signed up as a member. I don't want to discriminate (also not > sure what legal implications are with this) however I seriously fear that > this will upset other members and it may take effect on my business. > > I'd appreciated it if anyone with some experience on this matter or > opinions to share could do so, his registration is not complete as is > awaiting payment. > > Thanks! > > -- > 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] > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','coworking%[email protected]');> > . > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- 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.
