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For all the people working at coffee shops/libraries... how do you deal with having to leave the place for a few minutes? For example, say you receive a call at
by carlesfe 13y ago
For all the people working at coffee shops/libraries... how do you deal with having to leave the place for a few minutes? For example, say you receive a call at a library, or want to go to the bathroom, etc. Do you take your laptop with you or do you risk getting it stolen?
Leaving my laptop unattended is the main point that stops me from working away from home
- ptr 13y agoI usually ask someone who's been sitting there for a while to keep an eye on it. Hasn't been stolen yet! Though the coffee shops I work in tend to have other people doing work as well, with people sitting next to me.
- mindcrime 13y agoI do a lot of my work from the cafe at Barnes & Noble, and I routinely walk away for extended periods of time, leaving my laptop sitting on the table, my car keys and wallet in my backkpack beside the table, and a cup of coffee sitting there. I've been doing this routinely for well over a year, and I've never had any of my stuff messed with. Maybe I've just been lucky, but I don't really feel like the crowd of people who come in there contains a lot of people who are going to try to steal a laptop or anything. And there are usually plenty of people around, and I've gotten to know a lot of the other "regulars" so that probably helps as well.
- normloman 13y agoTurn off your phone. Call them back later. Take your laptop to the can.
- denysonique 13y agoKensington Lock.