Keep All Bags Under The Table

The first one seems like common sense but I’ve seen a ton of cases where people leave their bags on the seat next to them or sometimes behind their chair.  If the cafe gets busy, your bag will be taking up much needed seating space or be in the way of someone walking.If someone trips and falls on your bag, they might be within their right to find the right lawyer to try and claim compensation. You don’t want an expensive lawsuit on your hands just because you carelessly placed your bag in the middle of the walkway! So, place your bags under your table. It’s simple! But makes sure you’re keeping the employees and other customers happy!

Go For The Smallest Table For Your Needs

You will only frustrate other customers if you spread out on a table that is a lot larger than what you need. If you are only working on your own with your laptop, just go for a single-person table. After all, you just need to be able to fit your laptop and a coffee on it.

Buy Something

Don’t be that person who goes to work in a cafe and never buys anything. In fact, most coffee shops have started putting a stop to this and preventing people from working if they aren’t willing to buy anything. The general rule of thumb is that you should buy one drink for every hour spent working in a cafe. If you buy a slice of cake as well, you might get away with working for slightly longer.

Use Your Headphones

If you’re someone who needs to listen to music while you work or are required to hop on calls often, make sure to have your headphones in! The people around you do not need to be listening in on your conversations or get to know your music taste (as good as it may be!)

Always Tip

Don’t forget to leave a tip! Waiters and waitresses work very long shifts and for little pay, so as a generous gesture, you should always tip your servers. But that’s not the only reason, though. As you are using the cafe as a workplace, and will be there for longer than other customers, leaving a generous tip behind shows the cafe that you really appreciate the welcoming space they provide you.

Hope this helps!

So for all my freelancers and remote-workers out there, this one’s for you! 

Today I am working from JJ Bean in Olympic Village. 

Location

Located right at the corner of Columbia and W1st Ave, It’s a bright corner spot with giant windows which I LOVE. Even on a rainy day the light fills up the entire place which is a huge plus in my books. They have a bunch of great couch seats with two people tables that line the right side of the coffee shop. Or you can choose to sit at their hightop bar area.

It’s two blocks up from the infamous baker island, so I think this would be a great place to go in Spring/Summer. You can go take a walk to baker island when you need to step away from your computer. 

Is It Busy?

I got here at around 12pm on a Wednesday and there were still quite a few spots left. It doesn’t seem like many people come here to sit and work as most guests are here for about 15 minutes only. But I checked the popular times on Google and seems like it’s only relatively not busy during the week (Tuesday–Friday) while Sat, Sun, and Mon get pretty busy at times. 

Are There Outlets?

NO. None that I can see. So if you’re planning to get some work done here, come with your laptop charged! 

Is There Food?

Yes, they have a great selection of sandwiches and wraps all under the $10 mark. They serve them with a small side salad too which is great. My favourite is their Ham and Aged Cheddar Turnover. Such a great breakfast pastry. 

Those are all the main questions I wonder when I’m looking for a place to work. If you have anymore points you think that I should add to my list, let me know! I’ll be sure to add them to the next post. 

Until next time,