Comments on: Rent your office for the price of a coffee http://www.26econ.com/rent-your-office-for-the-price-of-a-coffee/ Online economics Fri, 21 Nov 2008 00:40:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 By: Ken Houghton http://www.26econ.com/rent-your-office-for-the-price-of-a-coffee/#comment-6348 Ken Houghton Tue, 22 Apr 2008 17:17:21 +0000 http://www.26econ.com/rent-your-office-for-the-price-of-a-coffee/#comment-6348 The nice thing about trying to work at SBUX is that the staff doesn't try to hustle you out, even when it's full. (Also true of one of our local coffee shops, which has figured out that a "kid-friendly" atmosphere draws in business.) And since everyone else is also either (1) working or (2) sitting and eating/drinking as a break, you don't get bored coworkers coming over to chat. The only problem--and the reason I prefer the library--is that batteries run out before work does.) The nice thing about trying to work at SBUX is that the staff doesn’t try to hustle you out, even when it’s full. (Also true of one of our local coffee shops, which has figured out that a “kid-friendly” atmosphere draws in business.)

And since everyone else is also either (1) working or (2) sitting and eating/drinking as a break, you don’t get bored coworkers coming over to chat.

The only problem–and the reason I prefer the library–is that batteries run out before work does.)

]]> By: Chewxy http://www.26econ.com/rent-your-office-for-the-price-of-a-coffee/#comment-5846 Chewxy Wed, 16 Apr 2008 08:57:08 +0000 http://www.26econ.com/rent-your-office-for-the-price-of-a-coffee/#comment-5846 You give up a nice working environment (nice chairs, quiet space, etc) if you work at Starbucks. Heck, I can't even work long at the library. I like my chair a lot, though yea, having other people around tend to make me not slackoff You give up a nice working environment (nice chairs, quiet space, etc) if you work at Starbucks. Heck, I can’t even work long at the library. I like my chair a lot, though yea, having other people around tend to make me not slackoff

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