The article discusses the changing social norms surrounding remote work in cafes, highlighting the tension between freelancers and cafe owners. While the freedom to work in diverse spaces is cherished by many writers and remote workers, excessive laptop use in cafes has become problematic due to behaviors such as hogging tables or causing disturbances. The author acknowledges the need for a balanced approach and has developed a code of conduct to help maintain the cafe-laptop ecosystem, emphasizing the importance of preserving these spaces for a healthy work-life balance.
Don't take my cafe nook; it's the only thing keeping the WFH brigade and lonely freelancers like me sane.
Flexibility to work anywhere is one of my favourite things about my job as a writer yet this privilege has been abused by my fellow laptop nomads.
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