War brews between cafés, remote workers as people use shops as offices

Re:War brews between cafés, remote workers as people use sho... by charlie0 on Friday November 03, 2023 @09:26PM (#38137170)

Something more devilish is having unergonomic furniture for office work, a seat that's too hard or too high relative to the table, lighting that's more likely to create glare on a screen, etc.

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Re:War brews between cafés, remote workers as people use sho... by Jochim on Saturday November 04, 2023 @04:12AM (#38139049)

Making your coffee shop an uncomfortable place to be seems like a great way of discouraging the majority of your customers from returning.

Low tables and lounge-style chairs are comfortable but they can't reach anywhere near the density of the standard arrangement.

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Re:War brews between cafés, remote workers as people use sho... by charlie0 on Saturday November 04, 2023 @01:59PM (#38143539)

I've sat on chairs that are comfortable for only a few minutes, then start to get increasingly uncomfortable the longer I sit in them. That's more of what I meant.

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Re:War brews between cafés, remote workers as people use sho... by Jochim on Monday November 06, 2023 @06:13AM (#38161091)

I understand what you mean, I was saying that having to use such seating is likely to result in customers not returning to your coffee shop.

That might be ok if you're a tiny shop that only really wants to do takeaway but to me, most coffee shops are a place to relax and have a conversation with someone. A chair that becomes uncomfortable after a few minutes is in direct contradiction to that purpose and indicates either hubris or ignorance on the part of the owner.

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