Got booted from a coworking space in Chiang Mai for taking a phone call

Last week I was on a quick 5 minute call with a client about a framing issue and the manager came over and asked me to leave. Has anyone else run into coworking spaces that are way too strict about noise?

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the_phoenix21d ago

A few years ago I would have said you were being unreasonable, but a bad experience changed my mind. I rented a desk at a place in Bangkok that billed itself as a professional workspace, and the constant noise from people on calls was just too much. You could hear every negotiation and pitch from three desks away. So now I see both sides. Five minutes is short, but if they let everyone make calls, it turns into a coffee shop pretty fast. Maybe try a shared office instead where calls are allowed, that worked better for me.

taylorlewis21d ago

Heard a buddy say his coworkerspace in Austin had to ban all calls after people started taking hour-long client meetings at their desks.