I work with a company that has a spaces subscription and their location in Prague has so many weird rules and ways to squeese money out of both the workers and the company that I find the office to be downright unpleasant.
You're not allowed to eat food or bring your own drinks into the common areas because they want you to pay for their overpriced coffee and sandwitches. The coworking space closes at 5 and you have to leave. It opens at 8:30 and you can't enter before then. They will randomly close half the common area because someone rented it for a party. In the private office there are no power outlets at the desk. There is exactly one hookup place in the middle of the floor and we have extention cables everywhere. Despite paying (way above market) for a private office only a limited number of preaproved people are allowed to use it, anyone extra has to have a spaces subscription too. Despite allegedly renting the private office we are not allowed to use our own furnature, or electronics, or place anything on the walls (we can, but this would be paid extra).
Overall, it looks nice and has a nice view but once you see the rulebook it becomes an extremely unwelcoming experience.
My protip for anyone who has arbitrary food or drink restrictions is to come with dietary restrictions - as soon as you ask for a low sodium vegan gluten free sandwich the company will give you a hall pass to bring your own food in.
I've shared this tip with so many people after actually going vegan and noticing that airplane food is less intolerable.
I asked around and apparently the same is true for all "special" meals, I thought it was interesting. Finding some related data to analyze has been on the back of my mind for a bit now.
And yes, often people are just okay with you bringing your own. I guess it works everywhere except prison, based on SBF.
Yeah my only experience with Spaces is that I stumbled into one while traveling, assuming it was a Regus location. They let me use it anyway, although I think it’s technically a separate membership.
I do have a dedicated desk in a standard Regus location and for the most part, it’s fine. Unlimited access 24:7, clean kitchen, etc. Unlike WeWork, the coffee machine isn’t free and there isn’t an on-site barista, but I don’t care about that anyway. No weird rules about food or anything else.
You're not allowed to eat food or bring your own drinks into the common areas because they want you to pay for their overpriced coffee and sandwitches. The coworking space closes at 5 and you have to leave. It opens at 8:30 and you can't enter before then. They will randomly close half the common area because someone rented it for a party. In the private office there are no power outlets at the desk. There is exactly one hookup place in the middle of the floor and we have extention cables everywhere. Despite paying (way above market) for a private office only a limited number of preaproved people are allowed to use it, anyone extra has to have a spaces subscription too. Despite allegedly renting the private office we are not allowed to use our own furnature, or electronics, or place anything on the walls (we can, but this would be paid extra).
Overall, it looks nice and has a nice view but once you see the rulebook it becomes an extremely unwelcoming experience.