[Coworking] Music in your coworking space?

[Kaylyn Gelata]

Hi all ! 

I am getting mixed member opinions about music in the coworking space. Some 
members LOVE it, and some find it "unprofessional" to have music on in the 
background and use headphone to block it out. 
Personally, I find it way too quiet without some music on in the 
background, making it feel like a library... which we are not.

Do you have music in your coworking space? 

Has anyone else had this difference in opinions? If so, what did you do to 
try to resolve it? 

I know you can't please everyone.. I want to do what's best for the 
majority! Thoughts?

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Re: [Coworking] Music in your coworking space?

[Ahoy]

Ahoy Kaylyn,

we are solving this problem with two different areas. One is “working” where 
silent area is required (it means also that people should not have phone calls 
in) and second one is “chill” one, where we have music. Still sometimes people 
shout it down but we are anyway putting it on all the time because it really 
gives space more relaxed and comfortable touch.

In the case you have just one space I would suggest that you to have silence 
and maybe turn on music just at the mornings and evening. You know, people who 
would like to listen music they can always put headphones on … but people who 
would like to have silence they can not make it with headphones. So with having 
silence you are more on the safe side;)

Tjaša 


> On 21 Oct 2015, at 18:30, Kaylyn Gelata  wrote:
> 
> Hi all ! 
> 
> I am getting mixed member opinions about music in the coworking space. Some 
> members LOVE it, and some find it "unprofessional" to have music on in the 
> background and use headphone to block it out. 
> Personally, I find it way too quiet without some music on in the background, 
> making it feel like a library... which we are not.
> 
> Do you have music in your coworking space? 
> 
> Has anyone else had this difference in opinions? If so, what did you do to 
> try to resolve it? 
> 
> I know you can't please everyone.. I want to do what's best for the majority! 
> Thoughts?
> 
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Re: [Coworking] Music in your coworking space?

[Jacob Sayles]

We have KEXP playing all day long.  We keep it at a reasonable volume and
it's an important element to keeping the buzz going.  This isn't a library
so dead quiet isn't a good thing.  We've opened the discussion up at times
but at some point you just need to make a decision and stick with it.
Everyone has their opinions and you can spend a lot of time going round and
round.

On Wed, Oct 21, 2015 at 10:44 AM, Ahoy  wrote:

> Ahoy Kaylyn,
>
> we are solving this problem with two different areas. One is “working”
> where silent area is required (it means also that people should not have
> phone calls in) and second one is “chill” one, where we have music. Still
> sometimes people shout it down but we are anyway putting it on all the time
> because it really gives space more relaxed and comfortable touch.
>
> In the case you have just one space I would suggest that you to have
> silence and maybe turn on music just at the mornings and evening. You know,
> people who would like to listen music they can always put headphones on …
> but people who would like to have silence they can not make it with
> headphones. So with having silence you are more on the safe side;)
>
> Tjaša
>
>
>
> On 21 Oct 2015, at 18:30, Kaylyn Gelata  wrote:
>
> Hi all !
>
> I am getting mixed member opinions about music in the coworking space.
> Some members LOVE it, and some find it "unprofessional" to have music on in
> the background and use headphone to block it out.
> Personally, I find it way too quiet without some music on in the
> background, making it feel like a library... which we are not.
>
> Do you have music in your coworking space?
>
> Has anyone else had this difference in opinions? If so, what did you do to
> try to resolve it?
>
> I know you can't please everyone.. I want to do what's best for the
> majority! Thoughts?
>
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Re: [Coworking] Music in your coworking space?

[Sergey Petrenko]

Hi all.

We use two Sonos speakers to play Rockradio.com in one part of coworking area 
and coffeepoint, so those are not dead quiet. If members do not want to hear 
the music, they can just choose seats in quiet area. 
Honestly, we had no complaints from members.

— 
Sergey Petrenko
http://terminal42.com.ua

> 21 окт. 2015 г., в 21:04, Jacob Sayles  написал(а):
> 
> We have KEXP playing all day long.  We keep it at a reasonable volume and 
> it's an important element to keeping the buzz going.  This isn't a library so 
> dead quiet isn't a good thing.  We've opened the discussion up at times but 
> at some point you just need to make a decision and stick with it.  Everyone 
> has their opinions and you can spend a lot of time going round and round.  
> 
> On Wed, Oct 21, 2015 at 10:44 AM, Ahoy  wrote:
> Ahoy Kaylyn,
> 
> we are solving this problem with two different areas. One is “working” where 
> silent area is required (it means also that people should not have phone 
> calls in) and second one is “chill” one, where we have music. Still sometimes 
> people shout it down but we are anyway putting it on all the time because it 
> really gives space more relaxed and comfortable touch.
> 
> In the case you have just one space I would suggest that you to have silence 
> and maybe turn on music just at the mornings and evening. You know, people 
> who would like to listen music they can always put headphones on … but people 
> who would like to have silence they can not make it with headphones. So with 
> having silence you are more on the safe side;)
> 
> Tjaša 
> 
> 
> 
>> On 21 Oct 2015, at 18:30, Kaylyn Gelata  wrote:
>> 
>> Hi all ! 
>> 
>> I am getting mixed member opinions about music in the coworking space. Some 
>> members LOVE it, and some find it "unprofessional" to have music on in the 
>> background and use headphone to block it out. 
>> Personally, I find it way too quiet without some music on in the background, 
>> making it feel like a library... which we are not.
>> 
>> Do you have music in your coworking space? 
>> 
>> Has anyone else had this difference in opinions? If so, what did you do to 
>> try to resolve it? 
>> 
>> I know you can't please everyone.. I want to do what's best for the 
>> majority! Thoughts?
>> 
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Re: [Coworking] Music in your coworking space?

[Benjamin]

I agree with Jacob...and we only play music in our 
public/noisy/collaborative cafe area...


On Wednesday, October 21, 2015 at 12:04:42 PM UTC-6, Jacob Sayles wrote:
>
> We have KEXP playing all day long.  We keep it at a reasonable volume and 
> it's an important element to keeping the buzz going.  This isn't a library 
> so dead quiet isn't a good thing.  We've opened the discussion up at times 
> but at some point you just need to make a decision and stick with it.  
> Everyone has their opinions and you can spend a lot of time going round and 
> round.  
>
> On Wed, Oct 21, 2015 at 10:44 AM, Ahoy 
> > wrote:
>
>> Ahoy Kaylyn,
>>
>> we are solving this problem with two different areas. One is “working” 
>> where silent area is required (it means also that people should not have 
>> phone calls in) and second one is “chill” one, where we have music. Still 
>> sometimes people shout it down but we are anyway putting it on all the time 
>> because it really gives space more relaxed and comfortable touch.
>>
>> In the case you have just one space I would suggest that you to have 
>> silence and maybe turn on music just at the mornings and evening. You know, 
>> people who would like to listen music they can always put headphones on … 
>> but people who would like to have silence they can not make it with 
>> headphones. So with having silence you are more on the safe side;)
>>
>> Tjaša 
>>
>>
>>
>> On 21 Oct 2015, at 18:30, Kaylyn Gelata > > wrote:
>>
>> Hi all ! 
>>
>> I am getting mixed member opinions about music in the coworking space. 
>> Some members LOVE it, and some find it "unprofessional" to have music on in 
>> the background and use headphone to block it out. 
>> Personally, I find it way too quiet without some music on in the 
>> background, making it feel like a library... which we are not.
>>
>> Do you have music in your coworking space? 
>>
>> Has anyone else had this difference in opinions? If so, what did you do 
>> to try to resolve it? 
>>
>> I know you can't please everyone.. I want to do what's best for the 
>> majority! Thoughts?
>>
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Re: [Coworking] Music in your coworking space?

[Alex Linsker]

I agree with Jacob too. 

At Collective Agency we have a big loft room with various areas (all open and 
connected, but various areas feel different), a kitchen, an entry lounge and 6 
conference rooms. In the middle of the big loft room, we have the radio classic 
music on from 9am to after lunch, then radio jazz until 4pm, then classical 
from 4 to 5pm, then off. Other music is done when requested or changed by a 
member, which is pretty rare, and we keep it at a very specific volume to 
encourage conversation. We have birds chirping on the skylights now and then 
which causes us to laugh in surprise. Conversations happen more when music is 
at a specific volume. The fan is on which creates a sound most people like. 
This all meets the strongest desires that the most members have expressed, and 
supports our community values: productive work, cozy workplace, community, 
socializing, inspiration, friendships. Alex Linsker, Collective Agency.

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