Natasha JayMay 9
"My new working arrangements"
Show threadLydia Schoch
@Natasha_Jay Honestly, this is a great idea!
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Natasha JayMay 9
"My new working arrangements"
Show threadThe McKennas 🏳️‍⚧️ ♾️ 💖May 9

@Natasha_Jay
Where's that? That's grand!

— Maggie

Show threadAndreas KMay 9

@mckennas @Natasha_Jay https://westowhouse.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2023/04/New-pub-desk-18.4.23-excl-booze.pdf

Westow House Pub, 79 Westow Hill, Crystal Palace, London, SE19 1TX

Show threadAndreas KMay 9

@mckennas @Natasha_Jay It's not exactly unique, there are at least 2 others that I could find online in London that offer more or less the same, and there is even a blog post from 2020 discussing this as a reaction to the changes #COVID19 regulation has brought to the pub industry.

https://www.simpleerb.com/blog/2020/10/pubs-turning-to-hot-desking-to-recoup-lost-evening-trade/

Pubs turning to hot desking to recoup lost evening trade – simpleERB Blog

Lockdown, social distancing, and WFH have become prominent features in our language over the last few months, however, a new term could be finding its way into our vocabulary soon; working from the pub (WFP).

simpleERB Blog
Show threadAndreas KMay 9

@mckennas @Natasha_Jay And please note, the hospitality industry has been changed by #COVID19

E.g. in the Vienna of my youth, at least in the "city" you could be going 24/7, probably 363 days a year (Christmas Eve, and New Year/New Year Eve are special, these are the days most petrol stations are closed and all McDonald's close early in the afternoon.)

My first date with my wife was actually ongoing from 8PM or so to the next afternoon, and it did not involve going home or sleeping.

Show threadAndreas KMay 9
That has much changed, much of that "night hospitality" has not survived #COVID19 as the government support literally did not match their reality that well, while the regular hospitality was rather disappointed that the fat times on the government's dime are gone.
Show threadAlisonMay 9
@Natasha_Jay great idea! I wonder if it would help pubs stay open
Show threadShempa79May 9
@Natasha_Jay
🤣👏👏
Show threadOnizuka89May 9
@Natasha_Jay that's so cool. There's nothing like this in Italy..
Show threadOllie BoermansMay 9

@Natasha_Jay WFH*

*Hotel

Show threadAndrewMay 9
@Natasha_Jay damn! Sign me up. Freelancing just got interesting
Show threadDavid CohenMay 9
@Natasha_Jay @TheBreadmonkey I need a postcode and booking URL stat!
Show threadRobinMay 9
@Natasha_Jay how cool ... Now, I dunno if I would get any more work done, but I'm sure I'd meet some people, make some connections, and maybe even make some lasting friends
Show threadAlexander KnochelMay 9
@Natasha_Jay Damn.
Show threadxs4me2May 9

@Natasha_Jay

Great idea…

Show threadRachel GreenhamMay 9
@Natasha_Jay heh, i'd call that a bargain. i spend more than that when i get a table in the coffee shop for me and my laptop, and that's just me feeling a moral obligation to "pay table rent" (often getting more than i really want).
Show threadBill BennettMay 9
@Natasha_Jay where can I sign up?
Show threadRachel LawsonMay 9
@Natasha_Jay @steve this. Is. Genius.
Show threadRastalMay 9
@Natasha_Jay That's absolutely no different than taking your laptop into any pub or coffee shop and ordering a meal and a drink and using their wi-fi. The only difference is that you pay them to not rush you out of the door as soon as you've finished eating... Nice advertising though.
Show threadDarran LofthouseMay 9
@Natasha_Jay There is one thing they are missing "we will watch your laptop whilst you pop to the loo" - then it would be perfect,
Show threadJonathan HendryMay 9

@darranl @Natasha_Jay

Or a lockable drawer.

Show threadBill, organizer of stuffMay 9
@Natasha_Jay Used to do this at what is now Limey's pub in downtown Norwood, MA. Great WiFi, crunchy tots. 👍 10/10 would do again.
Show threadAccidental CISOMay 9
@Natasha_Jay Sign me up!
Show threadWTLMay 9
@Natasha_Jay @wendynather I've been doing this for two decades. Would love more places to normalize it.
Show threadC.W. Williams 🇺🇦 🌊🇨🇦🦑May 9
@Natasha_Jay
I am wholly onboard with WFP.
Show threadSeiðrMay 9
@Natasha_Jay There are so many occasions that bullshit in my job makes me want to down a drink or two, that I don't think this would be a good idea, and I work from home and nobody would be able to see me.
Show threadMandaMay 9
@Natasha_Jay
That's a deal!
A meal and refillable drinks could total that without the spot to sit and work.
Show threadLydia SchochMay 9
@Natasha_Jay Honestly, this is a great idea!
Show threadJared StevensMay 9
@Natasha_Jay That sounds kinda rad.
Show threadvitaut 🤍❤️🤍 🇺🇦May 9
@Natasha_Jay Do they have good tap beer throughput?
Show threadSam WhitedMay 9
@Natasha_Jay I've legit always wanted to start a bar where this was the point during the day, then at night it becomes a regular bar; I had no idea anyone was actually doing this!
Show threadcaffeinatedgeek 🏳️‍🌈🇺🇦🇨🇦May 9
@Natasha_Jay where is that and how do I get there!
Show threadlooopToolsMay 9
@Natasha_Jay Work brilliantly for writing master thesis’s or so I have been told 😅
Show threadmrflash818May 9
@Natasha_Jay Brilliant!
Show threadCuauhMay 9
@Natasha_Jay There's a coffee shop near me that does this, but only with unlimited drinks and snacks. I'm always there, having a dedicated workspace outside my small apartment really helps me stay focused. And it is nice to have some human interaction.
Show threadCalicoday May 9
@Natasha_Jay Perfect if they add "monitored clean air!"
Show threadArcadiagt5May 10
@Natasha_Jay @davidtcook I somehow suspect that @scalzi might be highly amused by this https://dokumen.pub/youre-not-fooling-anyone-when-you-take-your-laptop-to-a-coffee-shop-scalzi-on-writing-2nbsped-1596060638-9781596060630.html
You're Not Fooling Anyone When You Take Your Laptop to a Coffee Shop: Scalzi on Writing [2 ed.] 1596060638, 9781596060630 - DOKUMEN.PUB

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dokumen.pub
Show threadVon XylofonMay 10
@Natasha_Jay Great idea. I'll need this this summer.
Show threadsearockMay 10
@Natasha_Jay "Mobile work"!
Show threadJannisMay 10
@Natasha_Jay @Merovius Oooh, would love this!
Show threadjlinMay 11
@Natasha_Jay I need this for vancouver!