Re: [Coworking] Background Checks

2014-09-11 Thread Marius Amado-Alves
... the signatures of three members who will vouch for them as good fits for membership. Just curious, should the new member mischieve, what would happen to the supporting members. -- Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com --- You received this message because

Re: [Coworking] Background Checks

2014-09-11 Thread Tom Brandt
I worded that poorly. The supporting members are saying that they trust this person to be a member, they are not guaranteeing it. If the new member violates that trust, I am sure the supporting members would feel badly, but nothing would happen to them. On Thu, Sep 11, 2014 at 4:55 AM, Marius

Re: [Coworking] Background Checks

2014-09-11 Thread Alex Hillman
It's a trust network, not a blame network :)  More importantly, the signatures themselves aren't the point. They're an action that someone has to take to get to know people who already care enough to look after the things worth protecting.  Even a background check company doesn't have that

Re: [Coworking] Background Checks

2014-09-11 Thread Tom Brandt
On Thu, Sep 11, 2014 at 9:38 AM, Alex Hillman dangerouslyawes...@gmail.com wrote: More importantly, the signatures themselves aren't the point. They're an action that someone has to take to get to know people who already care enough to look after the things worth protecting. Exactly! --

Re: [Coworking] Background Checks

2014-09-11 Thread Alex Hillman
Back at my computer, here's that recent thread I mentioned: https://groups.google.com/d/msg/coworking/IHgBU9UpCDo/Maw_ilGMzqgJ Especially, this post about ACTUAL liability concerns: https://groups.google.com/d/msg/coworking/IHgBU9UpCDo/uCmegDpZhesJ -Alex -- Visit this forum on the web at

[Coworking] Background Checks

2014-09-10 Thread Lindsey Rima
We are exploring the possibility of giving members after-hours/keyholder access at Link Coworking. We would like to run a background check on new members looking for access during unstaffed hours. Does anyone have a vendor they recommend? Thanks, Lindsey -- Visit this forum on the web at

Re: [Coworking] Background Checks

2014-09-10 Thread Tom Brandt
This seems awfully heavy-handed. Have you have had any issues with after-hours access? On Wed, Sep 10, 2014 at 6:46 PM, Lindsey Rima lindseyr...@gmail.com wrote: We are exploring the possibility of giving members after-hours/keyholder access at Link Coworking. We would like to run a

Re: [Coworking] Background Checks

2014-09-10 Thread Susan Dorsch
Hi Lindsey, We've had key-holding members at Office Nomads ever since we opened in 2007, and have never had a security problem (*knocks on wood*). We've never run a security check in that time either. Why are you considering a security check? I'd point you to one of Alex's recent posts on

Re: [Coworking] Background Checks

2014-09-10 Thread Aaron Cruikshank
I'm going to echo the sentiments of Tom and Susan. The HiVE has been going for years with 24/7 access for the majority of our members and we only ever had one issue with a tenant that was (unknown to us) technically homeless and was kind of living out of the space. We nipped that in the butt and

Re: [Coworking] Background Checks

2014-09-10 Thread Tom Brandt
At Workantile, all members have 24/7 access. We have electronic locks on the doors and all members have an rfid key that lets them in. When members join, they first do a trial membership during which they do not have keys. We ask them to get to know the community, and the community to get to know