[F30]

How many (online) meetings do you (and the others) typically have? How do you manage the resulting conflicts around quietness, background noise, or even confidentiality of meeting contents?

While I like the idea of shared co-working, the reality is that my current job works best in a room on my own. And it doesn't even involve more than 10 % meetings plus some ad-hoc calls with coworkers.

[niemenmaa]

My work consists of ~30% of meetings and ~5% of phone calls. We have a rule with my "roommates" that short calls (< 30 min) can be made without leaving the room. Luckily for me these are mostly internal (and non-confidential) ones.

If it is a customer meeting, then I go to a phone booth that has a standing desk, and for longer ones I book a meeting room where the setup is little bit better.

In previous co-working space was this big hall and distance between tables was something like 5 to 10 meters (15-30 ft.) and almost everyone made their calls on their desks, even though phone booths and meeting rooms were available.

One's mileage may of course greatly vary :)

[fy20]

I'm also in a co-working space. Mine has two main rooms, one is a free for all and the other is a silent area. I'm in the silent area, and if I need to take make a call I take my laptop to the other side so as not to disturb anyone. I get very irritated by office noises, and this works pretty well for me.