I’d booked an ‘open tourist’ spot for the day, officially from 9 am to 6 pm. I made sure not to arrive after 9 am; there was just one cubicle left, no screen available – just my little laptop screen:( At lunchtime, I had an appointment, so I vacated the cubicle. As there were no lockers, I took all my belongings with me to my appointment. When I returned early in the afternoon, unsurprisingly the cubicle was occupied. So I had the choice between sitting on a sofa in the middle of the open-plan office – but there was no way to get some privacy for a phone meeting – or settling down in the video games area. Which is what I did to get some privacy. And at around 3.30 pm, between two meetings, when I wanted to go and get a cup of tea (which, incidentally, is very good in the morning: honey, lemon and ginger), unfortunately, the canteen closes at 3 pm. Otherwise, it’s in an excellent location next to the station, but there are clearly not enough cubicles for people passing through who need somewhere to get away from it all.
Written in French, machine translated ·
