"We completely understand how important laptops can be, but our policy is to keep weekends laptop-free so that everyone can slow down, enjoy their meals and disconnect a little. It's part of how we try to encourage a healthy work-life balance for both our guests and our team."
"For those who work remotely on occasion, cafes are fantastic "third spaces" - the term used to describe somewhere outside the home and the workplace - that can offer respite from the office or a less-than-ideal home environment in which to work, and good coffee is the icing on the cake."
"But I do agree that seeing a cafe filled with glum digital nomads staring at their laptop screens while nursing the dregs of a single cup of coffee for hours on end is quite possibly one of the most miserable things a cafe owner can experience."
Venner, a Nordic-style cafe in Sheung Wan, enforces a weekend no-laptops policy while permitting laptop use on weekdays. The policy aims to encourage guests to slow down, enjoy meals, disconnect, and support staff work-life balance. Cafes serve as third spaces that provide respite from office or inadequate home environments and offer the added benefit of good coffee. Cafe owners experience frustration when patrons occupy seats for hours with minimal purchases, which discourages other customers and reduces turnover. Some customers find long-staying laptop users irritating when seeking casual social visits or family catch-ups.
Read at South China Morning Post
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