Our office is out of order for a bit and I can’t work from home as the partner works nights and I will make some noise (on the phone etc)
The local library out of bounds.
I thought about a pub but would they mind somebody being in there all day (I know I would have to buy a drink every hour or so)?
I would need wi-fi and a socket to keep the laptop charged
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What about a friend’s house?
co working spaces
I work in cafes and pubs quite often. People making work calls in cafes and pubs is incredibly annoying for everyone else. People do their loud assertive work voice which outside of context is very grating, especially if it’s half hour long. Rent a proper shared workspace and charge your firm for it if they are making you work remotely.
See if anyone needs a pet or house sitter? You get a place to work, they get someone watching pet/house for more hours than a typical sitter would. Win/win.
You’d have to work in the same room as your partner sleeps in?
I went to my parents and brothers house, switched between both during a period while wife was away for long time post lockdown. Any chance you can do something similar?
Local to where? Brewdog has a coworking thing (https://www.brewdog.com/uk/locations/bar-experience/desk-dog) and others might have similar.
This is one you really need to ask locally. I live in a small village and would try, in order of estimated cost:
Friends
The meeting room at the back of the village hall.
The pub (which has accommodation and may give me a deal on a room during the day)
Is there a brewdog near-by? You can work all day for I think £10 and that includes soft drinks and a pint at the end of the day.
I think it’s pretty common to hunker down with a laptop in a Nero or whatever. Just buy a coffee fairly often and I don’t see what the issue would be.
I know a guy who worked like this at the same coffee shop for 2 years.
Starbucks as long as you’re not on the phone the entire time.
I’ve met up with friends for 2-3 hours in Starbucks and seen people on laptops not move the entire time I was there.
Depends on the location though, I imagine ones in city centres might not like a table being taken up all day.
Most small towns have Facebook groups etc for local events/ lost cats etc. Pop a post on there asking if someone has something suitable. There’s bound to be someone on there who has WiFi and a spare room, who might appreciate seeing another human or could do with a tenner a day.
Coffee shop, restaurant, bar
There is potentially a gap in the market here.. In big cities there are plenty of options for co-working spaces at various prices and flexi and fixed desk options.. but maybe in smaller suburbs, towns and villages not so much. The place where I work in Wimbledon is a social enterprise that converts underused council buildings into co-working spaces and flexi membership works out at just £3 a day ( which I probably make up for with the free tea and coffee). In my opinion there are many advantages to WFNH (working from near home).. at home I find I have too many distractions and also there isn’t really room for both of us to have our own work spaces.. the short commute is an excuse to get out and about and gives me a clear delineation between work and home time. It’d be quite cool in the future if co-working spaces were as ubiquitous as corner shops..