Office sharing - would you let another company into your office?

Question

coworking

I'm testing a hypothesis.
Let's say you are a director/owner, you have an office, but the crisis forces you to shrink, reduce staff and costs.
Moving to another office is always stressful and expensive.
If it were possible to rent part of the office to another company, would you consider this option?
If so, what options are acceptable to you?
1. I would rent workplaces together with furniture
2. I would share a kitchen
3. I would share the Internet
4. I would physically separate the leased areas
5. I would look for a company with a similar activity profile
6. I would look for a company with the most remote activity profile
7. ?
If the option to share an office is unacceptable for you, please tell us why?

Answer 1

I would have shared, I was looking for a clean workplace a year ago - I wanted to remove a table, a chair, but I didn’t find anyone, coworking was expensive. So I sat down with friends with other activities.
First of all, I would try to separate the rented areas so as not to interfere with each other. But if they are small and defective, such as stalemates of rooms, then I would share them completely.
Well, you need to share the kitchen and the Internet with anyone, only if the traffic is limited, you need to monitor consumption. I would put my subcontractors there)) And if not, then with a distant profile of activity, direct competitors xs ... they may not be safe ...

Answer 2

Theoretically, yes, you can share an office with another company, but only if it has a completely different profile of activity. To be honest, I just got used to our office in the Sheremetyevsky business center , and the clients got used to it, and this is important. And if we assume that over time it will become difficult to support him because of the crisis, then it is easier to let someone else in than to move to some remote area, then the business may come to an end. Therefore, in principle, I do not mind, but it would be better, of course, such times have not come.