There's something there for
you and something there for them, so find the middle ground. As Rich
said, you have a chance at new collective members. If you have nights
available, by all means, give them a night. They are interested in the
shop time, so I bet you can get them to meet your conditions - like
keeping shop clean - greeting people who stop by - opening their
sessions to drop-ins, etc. Could be a great win-win.
Wilbur Ince
Sibley Bike Depot
Saint Paul, MN
plan_9@riseup.net wrote:
We
have recently been approached by, for no better descriptor, hipsters,
asking if they could have a "fixed gear/SS" day on a day when we are
not open. They are interested in doing tune-ups and modifications on
their own bikes and are somewhat competent and autonomous mechanics. We
don't really have any collective members that are willing or able to
staff another shift beyond what we are already open. We know some of
these folks pretty well on a personal, outside of the shop level, but
not too many have been active volunteers. Basically we trust some of
them and would like to make the shop available to them but am not sure
as to how to do it equitably. We have opened the shop to special groups
before (at-risk youth groups, etc) but always staffed by a willing and
able collective member. Do any shops make exceptions for folks like
this? How do you make sure that things are getting paid for, tools
being used properly, random folks stopping by being respected, etc.
without having a collective member in the place? Any problems from
shops that have done this?
Thanks,
Andrew
FM Community Bicycle Workshop
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