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For people who work in a coffee shop: a) Does the noise bother you? b) Do you ever get sick of being in the same place everyday? c) Does the owner ever get s

For people who work in a coffee shop: a) Does the noise bother you? b) Do you ever get sick of being in the same place everyday? c) Does the owner ever get sick of you being there everyday?

dcope 16y ago
Adding on to that, do you stay at the same shop all day or do you spend the first half at one place, eat lunch, then go to another?
- ydant 16y ago
  I do my 2-5 days a week (depending on if I go to the real office) at about 50% coffee shop, then lunch and home. I try to average a coffee or refill per hour there so that I'm not pissing the owners off, but if I'm there really early, I might cut that back. When the traffic starts filling up the shop, though, I make sure I'm a paying customer.
Swizec 16y ago
When I was still an aspiring writer (might return to that one day, right now I'm an aspiring startup dude) I used to do all my writing in coffee shops. I find that the only way I can do anything creative is with a lot of noise around me, the randomer the better. Helps me focus and get into the flow for some reason. Honestly, if there isn't enough noise I will often play three different pieces of music at once to create it. As for b) and c) I never stayed at one place for more than a few hours.
araneae 16y ago
a) Sometimes the music is really bad/and or loud. People noise doesn't bother me. b) Yes. This is why I am constantly checking out new places. Luckily I live in a place with lots of options. c) Generally don't notice due to b). And I work from home too, so I'm not there 9-5.
matwood 16y ago
a) Only when it's super loud. I have headphones and like some background noise. b) I work at home 2-3 days/week and the coffee shop the other days. Sometimes I'll hit a different coffee shop, but not usually. c) It's a local shop and the owner has no problem with me or the other regulars that come in. I always buy a coffee and depending on the time a breakfast or lunch burrito (also home made by another local business - super tasty). I also helped her fix a computer problem the other day. There is something a lot different about going to a locally owned shop versus something like a sbux.
pgbovine 16y ago
a.) a pair of foam earplugs does wonders for noise cancellation. much cheaper than $200 noise-canceling headphones, and works just as well (assuming you don't want to listen to music)
- jarek 16y ago
  Trying not to judge, but don't you feel like a dork and/or a jerk sitting in a coffee shop with a laptop and earplugs?
  - rookie 16y ago
    startup idea, earplugs that look like earbuds. diy with an old set of broken earbuds easy enough.
technomancy 16y ago
I actually pair program over voip at coffee shops, so in my case the noise issue is more about making sure I'm not sitting right next to the bean grinder. I don't think I could handle the same place all the time, but in Seattle there are lots of options; if you don't mind driving ~20 minutes you could practically go to a different coffee shop every day for a month.
mvanveen 16y ago
a) Not particularly. I notice this affects people differently, however. I love working next to live music and if I don't' I can ignore it with headphones. My father, on the other hand, can't handle the distraction and is driven nuts by that sort of shit. b) I try to change it up. It's easy to do in the localities I frequent. I'm sure it's harder for other people. I feel like I could do it anywhere I could get a 3g connection. c) I like to frequent places that are very student and musician friendly, and am lucky to live in places with local businesses which embrace that sort of thing. In general these people are pretty tolerant of heavy laptop/internet usage. Living in a big student town can cause problems for seating in coffee shops. Finals week or mid-quarter midterm dates are times when it's particularly impossible to find a place to get some work done. This has led to some contention with patrons who want space to just read the paper or talk with a friend. One coffee shop I attend has chosen to designate special space for the more casual patron to ensure they have a spot (see: http://daviswiki.org/Mishkas_Cafe http://daviswiki.org/Mishkas_Cafe).

For people who work in a coffee shop: a) Does the noise bother you? b) Do you ever get sick of being in the same place everyday? c) Does the owner ever get sick of you being there everyday?

dcope 16y ago

Adding on to that, do you stay at the same shop all day or do you spend the first half at one place, eat lunch, then go to another?

ydant 16y ago
I do my 2-5 days a week (depending on if I go to the real office) at about 50% coffee shop, then lunch and home. I try to average a coffee or refill per hour there so that I'm not pissing the owners off, but if I'm there really early, I might cut that back. When the traffic starts filling up the shop, though, I make sure I'm a paying customer.

Swizec 16y ago

When I was still an aspiring writer (might return to that one day, right now I'm an aspiring startup dude) I used to do all my writing in coffee shops. I find that the only way I can do anything creative is with a lot of noise around me, the randomer the better. Helps me focus and get into the flow for some reason. Honestly, if there isn't enough noise I will often play three different pieces of music at once to create it. As for b) and c) I never stayed at one place for more than a few hours.

araneae 16y ago

a) Sometimes the music is really bad/and or loud. People noise doesn't bother me. b) Yes. This is why I am constantly checking out new places. Luckily I live in a place with lots of options. c) Generally don't notice due to b). And I work from home too, so I'm not there 9-5.

matwood 16y ago

a) Only when it's super loud. I have headphones and like some background noise. b) I work at home 2-3 days/week and the coffee shop the other days. Sometimes I'll hit a different coffee shop, but not usually. c) It's a local shop and the owner has no problem with me or the other regulars that come in. I always buy a coffee and depending on the time a breakfast or lunch burrito (also home made by another local business - super tasty). I also helped her fix a computer problem the other day. There is something a lot different about going to a locally owned shop versus something like a sbux.

pgbovine 16y ago

a.) a pair of foam earplugs does wonders for noise cancellation. much cheaper than $200 noise-canceling headphones, and works just as well (assuming you don't want to listen to music)

jarek 16y ago
Trying not to judge, but don't you feel like a dork and/or a jerk sitting in a coffee shop with a laptop and earplugs?
- rookie 16y ago
  startup idea, earplugs that look like earbuds. diy with an old set of broken earbuds easy enough.

technomancy 16y ago

I actually pair program over voip at coffee shops, so in my case the noise issue is more about making sure I'm not sitting right next to the bean grinder. I don't think I could handle the same place all the time, but in Seattle there are lots of options; if you don't mind driving ~20 minutes you could practically go to a different coffee shop every day for a month.

mvanveen 16y ago

a) Not particularly. I notice this affects people differently, however. I love working next to live music and if I don't' I can ignore it with headphones. My father, on the other hand, can't handle the distraction and is driven nuts by that sort of shit. b) I try to change it up. It's easy to do in the localities I frequent. I'm sure it's harder for other people. I feel like I could do it anywhere I could get a 3g connection. c) I like to frequent places that are very student and musician friendly, and am lucky to live in places with local businesses which embrace that sort of thing. In general these people are pretty tolerant of heavy laptop/internet usage. Living in a big student town can cause problems for seating in coffee shops. Finals week or mid-quarter midterm dates are times when it's particularly impossible to find a place to get some work done. This has led to some contention with patrons who want space to just read the paper or talk with a friend. One coffee shop I attend has chosen to designate special space for the more casual patron to ensure they have a spot (see: http://daviswiki.org/Mishkas_Cafe http://daviswiki.org/Mishkas_Cafe).