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I honestly really like these types of shared temp offices. I've used them before, but my work won't reimburse me for their use, and they cost more than a coffee
by aeonik 4y ago
I honestly really like these types of shared temp offices. I've used them before, but my work won't reimburse me for their use, and they cost more than a coffee shop.
Some coffee shops in my area also have built in meeting rooms at very reasonable prices.
- trh0awayman 4y agoI bought a yearly zoo membership, which is where I work most days now. I get to hang with the animals after work, and there are plenty of quiet, forgotten spaces within zoos. The zoo cafeterias/cafes are basically empty on weekdays, so I just bop around day to day.
- jpm_sd 4y agoWow, I love this idea! I already have a zoo membership and an aquarium membership... I wish my body handled laptop ergonomics better. I just can't deal with it for days on end, got to have my desktop, big monitor, fancy mouse and comfy chair.
- JacobDotVI 4y agoTry a roost stand (or equivalent) and external keyboard and track pad (I use the smallish apple ones). This has saved my posture when working from outside my office. It’s not the equivalent of the home base setup but it’s good enough that my neck isn’t screaming at me at the end of the day
- urban_strike 4y agoAnother vote for a folding stand + separate keyboard and mouse at desk-level. I'm always working outside the house, and once you can adjust to working on a single monitor it's been great ergonomically.
- JohnAaronNelson 4y agoThat’s super creative. I’ve never heard of someone doing something like this before.
- ct0 4y agoIm surprised to see the alternative of a zoo higher than say, a library. Imagine being on a call with a potential vendor and hearing a monkey in the background.
- tartoran 4y agoJust a perfect day Feed animals in the zoo Then later, a movie too And then home
- moogly 4y agoImagine being in a library and some asshole in your vicinity is on a work call.
- ct0 4y agoPeople do talk in libraries.
- bombcar 4y agoAs if the secret isn't handing the phone (and perhaps the laptop) TO the monkey and then taking a nice nap.
- joxel 4y agoZoos depress me. Do you really have no problems seeings the locked up animals the entire time? Does seeing a tiger in a cage for the 200th time give you excitement or something? Seems weird.
- bombcar 4y agoSome zoos are better than others. The San Diego Safari park for example, and even somewhat their zoo, is pretty wide open using pits instead of cages.
- mathieuh 4y agoA rose by any other name...
- joenot443 4y agoI think zoos can be depressing because we like to imagine animals as experiencing life the same way we do, in which boredom becomes paralyzing after a couple hours. Growing up on a hobby farm with chickens and horses, I never got the impression the animals were unhappy. I think if the option were given to most mammals, they'd choose life in captivity cage with fresh food every day and eventually a peaceful passing over a hungry life in the wild which eventually ends in becoming prey.
- bombcar 4y agoSometimes you see animals doing things that pretty much indicates they don't like what they're in (a panther pacing back and forth in a 20x20 cage all day, for example) but with a larger enclosure I think we can say they're "satisfied" insofar as animals can be satisfied. It's probably better than being a pet for most of them. The "wild animal park" near San Diego has a 300 acre enclosure, for example. That's pretty darn big, and it houses various "compatible" animals. https://sandiegozoowildlifealliance.org/sites/default/files/2022-09/SP22.08.24.22_Map%20FRONT.pdf https://sandiegozoowildlifealliance.org/sites/default/files/... Of course, the depressing part of the little tram tour is the "and over here is the last male of this species". The good part is the park was started as a breeding ground for endangered species (animals don't breed well in small enclosures) and that has been pretty successful.
- kylehotchkiss 4y agoThis is brilliant... I also have a zoo membership and really want to try this now.
- topicseed 4y agoI like coffeeshops but moved to a WeWork because my issue with coffeeshops is, working alone, how do I go for a toilet break N times a day? What if I come back and my seat is taken, and I was in the flow of things? It's just not very convenient for more than two hours or so sadly.
- joenot443 4y agoJust leave your things and ask the person next to you to watch your stuff for a moment? I've done that probably hundreds of times and never had an issue.
- topicseed 4y agoIn very big cities, this is a huge gamble on top of being a lot of faith put into a stranger.
- joenot443 4y agoWell if you're working there every day and so are they, one would hope they're not a stranger anymore :) Also, no one's stopping you from bringing your laptop to the bathroom if you're worried the person you asked is going to steal it. I've personally never been in a restaurant or co-working space where I didn't feel comfortable asking a stranger to watch my stuff, but perhaps we frequent different places. It's one of those things where you just need to flex some social and observational muscles, remember your priors, and make a decision. What can you discern about the person you're asking? What kind of trends or aggregates can you use to decide if this is the kind of person who's going to steal your stuff? Are you in a nice part of Manhattan, or are you in the Tenderloin? Lots of factors, naturally. It's the kind of thing you have to decide for yourself in the moment, but I'd hope most people intelligent enough to be reading this have the social awareness to know when it makes sense to put your trust in strangers like that.
- reaperducer 4y agoIn very big cities, this is a huge gamble on top of being a lot of faith put into a stranger. I've done this thousands of times in cities from New York to Los Angeles, and never had a problem. It's part of modern cafe culture. If you're worried, you take your computer with you and leave your wires and stuff behind to mark your place.