Local Hot Desking

[MarillionFan]

So headed down to Devon with kids, dog, wife in tow to visit my elderly mother for Xmas and her 80th Birthday in a couple of days.

For some reason the wife wanted to head down a few days early, even though I'm still working.

The house is tiny, mother is deaf as a post and has xmas music on full blast, the kids are bigger than the last time we stayed at the house(I booked a house locally) and the dog is massive. With nowhere to sit down comfortably to work and mayhem I googled 'hot desking' and found one above the town hall.

30 minutes later, I'm in a large quiet open plan office sponsored by the local council, key pass, free coffee machines, free stationary, free printers, two meetings rooms, large monitors & keyboards if required for just £10 per day. As I came down at lunchtime, they've only charged me £5!!!! for today.

I'm also the only person here! Is this normal, seems rather cheap to me.

[Pherlopolus]

That sounds like a bargain, I need to google ones local to home for those times in the school holidays when it is too noisy for conference calls...

EDIT: £25 a day at a local enterprise hub, or £250 a month

Might make a nice networking opportunity

[cojak]

The security guards/receptionist is probably grateful for the company.

(I was going to say janitor but realised that we weren't still in the 1970's...)

[BrilloPad]

Have you stolen any mince pies?

[FatLazyContractor]

Anyone and everyone who are humans has a soft spot for morbidly obese people

[MarillionFan]

The security guards/receptionist is probably grateful for the company.

(I was going to say janitor but realised that we weren't still in the 1970's...)

I've counted just 8 spaces in this rooms and 4 next door excluding the meeting rooms. That's 120 quid a day?!?! I've been told that normally there is a full-time receptionist here. There is no way this place makes any money.

They've also said I can pay at the end of the week once I've finished. They haven't even taken my details beyond my mobile number.

How much is someone willing to bid on 12 monitors and 6 mince pies?

[WTFH]

So headed down to Devon with kids, dog, wife in tow to visit my elderly mother for Xmas and her 80th Birthday in a couple of days.

Heading down that way on Wednesday. Dog + The Wife (tm) in tow. Going to visit mad mother in law.


Have told The Wife (tm) that I am off over Christmas.


Told ClientCo that I am available for work and they just need to call me.

[FatLazyContractor]

How much is someone willing to bid on 12 monitors and 6 mince pies?

Does it mean you have already eaten 6 pies?

[clearedforlanding]

There is no way this place makes any money.

Here is the clue "I'm in a large quiet open plan office sponsored by the local council".

They don't have to.

[greenlake]

I'm also the only person here! Is this normal, seems rather cheap to me.