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swampoodler t1_j9ul3b8 wrote

I really appreciate it. I fully support work from home, but people do tend to take over cafes with their work. I hate listening to someone’s Zoom meeting while I’m trying to vibe; I go to cafes to escape. The holding pen for people who want the cafe to be their office is hilarious though.

There’s plenty of other options to work in. Thanks for providing a cafe recommendation for me to check out!

Edit: Looked them up. “The Study” area is great! It allows all the people wanting to work from a cafe to do so together.

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Abject_Ad_2368 t1_j9v0f0i wrote

This! I was at Foxtrot yesterday and the lady next to me was having a full Teams meeting in the seating area. I support WFH but people should certainly read the room and be courteous to others.

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rlpw t1_j9v00ig wrote

I did some grading/work yesterday at a cafe while I waited for my bike to get fixed two doors down. The person next to me was in a meeting the entire time. Granted, they were using headphones with a mic - it was still like sitting next to someone talking on the phone.

I suppose it’s not different than sitting next to two people talking so idk

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swampoodler t1_j9v1byn wrote

Sometimes I swing by Cameo when they open at 8am to get a coffee, and even then there’s people with laptops ready to set up shop in a booth made for a group of customers. The audacity is wild.

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candidshark t1_j9yb6k3 wrote

There's a coffee shop near me that is always fully occupied by people on laptops taking up multi-person tables for themselves. If I'm meeting someone, I go early and wait for a table to open up, and then when my friend comes and we start talking, at least one person around us slams their laptop down and leaves.

I want to start handing out library cards...

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