Coffee Shop Etiquette for Remote Workers

Wednesday, July 13, 2011 at 12:38 pm


Businesses are starting to more readily adapt to the concept of employees working remotely. And if you’re a consultant, freelancer or entrepreneur this topic likely applies to you as well. Frankly, since most interaction happens via email, it makes plenty of sense. And where SEO is concerned, it’s all about being online! With the advent of skype, cell phones and even the old land line, really, there isn’t much we can’t do remotely — it just boils down to personal taste and management style. Granted, nothing can replace the impact of human interaction, but we adapt. Check out this post on sustaining company culture remotely. You’ll find some helpful tips for remote operations and ideas about management style in general.

Some people work remotely from their home office, some have a shared space and some move between different establishments or work at their favorite coffee shop. It has been revealed that there are some unspoken rules for working remotely out of coffee shops if that’s how you roll. Basically, they are the same as they are for any patron. It’s just common courtesy. There is fine print, so be sure to read the full article on the topic here. You might learn a few things you didn’t know about sharing Wi-Fi with the public, too.

Here are the rules:

Buy something
Don’t wear out your welcome
Don’t blab on your phone inside
Use headphones if you need sound
Don’t take up extra space for your belongings
Be considerate of Wi-Fi bandwidth

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