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This is a lovely benefit of remote working for me - any time I travel, I can shift the days around to significantly save on flight costs, but without losing the

This is a lovely benefit of remote working for me - any time I travel, I can shift the days around to significantly save on flight costs, but without losing the day's wage. I can just work from wherever I am without taking any time off. Usually saves at least €100 each way, every time I travel, and occasionally much more. And as a bonus, it's quite nice to spend a day working from a coworking space in a random city elsewhere and see a little of the local working lifestyle. A coworking space for a single day in a European city is normally €20 or so, but many places offer free 1 day trials too, and there's also 'work from anywhere' portable coworking subscriptions and 'use any of our locations' benefits from multi-city coworking chains, if you/your company already pay for coworking elsewhere.

medstrom 4y ago
What's the advantage of a coworking space over a library?
- tleb_ 4y ago
  Work document privacy for NDA stuff and capability of doing meetings?
- waldothedog 4y ago
  I like both, but in my experience things like snacks, drinks, whiteboarding, and video calls are easier to pull off in a coworking space. Many times in libraries these are difficult, or at least higher friction
- ljf 4y ago
  Not the op - but I usually feel happier leaving my laptop and stuff when i go grab a coffee/lunch/toilet break in a co-working space, over a public library. I LOVE public libraries, but not always set up for working comfortably, especially if I need to take a call, or want to do some whiteboarding. And lastly, paying for something sometimes makes my appreciate it more - I've paid for this space so I WILL WORK.
  - brookst 4y ago
    Be wary of coworking spaces. I had a brand new MacBook stolen from a private office space I was using at Spaces San Jose. Not only were they unhelpful to the point of being combative, but one of the people in an adjacent office said it happens all the time and carry their laptop to lunch with them. Anecdotal for sure, but it changed the way I look at coworking spaces.
    - ljf 4y ago
      Man that is rubbish sorry to hear that. I don't use coworker spaces as much now as I used to, will bare in mind.
- carrotcarrot 4y ago
  It keeps techies out of comfy libraries.
- mwint 4y ago
  I do this, it’s generally a great option. Decent internet and quiet - I’m blessed to have few calls, so that’s all I need. Parking is usually easy and it’s not hard to find a chair+desk+power in the same place. (Pro tip - hotel lobbies can be good too, every hotel has a nice seating area that’s unused outside of 6-9am) Lately though I’ve noticed a trend with libraries becoming… scarier? Even in seemingly wealthy, clean, safe areas, there’s a ~20yo pacing around very… agitated? Drugs, lack of drugs, bad day perhaps - not sure - not my specialty. My conscious brain was saying “it’s fine, you’re in a well-lit public area” My less conscious brain eventually forced me to move to a spot against a wall, where everything was happening in at-least-peripheral vision.
yosito 4y ago
I prefer to work in coffee shops. A €2 coffee every two hours is cheap and I'm gonna buy it anyway.
- yurishimo 4y ago
  Where are you getting €2 coffee? I live in a small town (10k pop) in the Netherlands and the cheapest coffee I can buy is €2,20. In the city it’s easily double that in most places.

medstrom 4y ago

What's the advantage of a coworking space over a library?

tleb_ 4y ago
Work document privacy for NDA stuff and capability of doing meetings?
waldothedog 4y ago
I like both, but in my experience things like snacks, drinks, whiteboarding, and video calls are easier to pull off in a coworking space. Many times in libraries these are difficult, or at least higher friction
ljf 4y ago
Not the op - but I usually feel happier leaving my laptop and stuff when i go grab a coffee/lunch/toilet break in a co-working space, over a public library. I LOVE public libraries, but not always set up for working comfortably, especially if I need to take a call, or want to do some whiteboarding. And lastly, paying for something sometimes makes my appreciate it more - I've paid for this space so I WILL WORK.
- brookst 4y ago
  Be wary of coworking spaces. I had a brand new MacBook stolen from a private office space I was using at Spaces San Jose. Not only were they unhelpful to the point of being combative, but one of the people in an adjacent office said it happens all the time and carry their laptop to lunch with them. Anecdotal for sure, but it changed the way I look at coworking spaces.
  - ljf 4y ago
    Man that is rubbish sorry to hear that. I don't use coworker spaces as much now as I used to, will bare in mind.
carrotcarrot 4y ago
It keeps techies out of comfy libraries.
mwint 4y ago
I do this, it’s generally a great option. Decent internet and quiet - I’m blessed to have few calls, so that’s all I need. Parking is usually easy and it’s not hard to find a chair+desk+power in the same place. (Pro tip - hotel lobbies can be good too, every hotel has a nice seating area that’s unused outside of 6-9am) Lately though I’ve noticed a trend with libraries becoming… scarier? Even in seemingly wealthy, clean, safe areas, there’s a ~20yo pacing around very… agitated? Drugs, lack of drugs, bad day perhaps - not sure - not my specialty. My conscious brain was saying “it’s fine, you’re in a well-lit public area” My less conscious brain eventually forced me to move to a spot against a wall, where everything was happening in at-least-peripheral vision.

yosito 4y ago

I prefer to work in coffee shops. A €2 coffee every two hours is cheap and I'm gonna buy it anyway.

yurishimo 4y ago
Where are you getting €2 coffee? I live in a small town (10k pop) in the Netherlands and the cheapest coffee I can buy is €2,20. In the city it’s easily double that in most places.