• molten@lemmy.worldEnglish
    2 months

    Gimme a better option. I will be insufferable in order to make ends meet.

    • JackTea@piefed.worldEnglish
      2 months

      A coworking space

      A library with a meeting room/quiet study room

      At your home

      At your company’s satellite branch if they have one

      In the shade under a tree at a park away from people

      –I just listed better options. You’re welcome.

      Sorry. I meant, your welcome

      • molten@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2 months

        You’re kind of assuming a certain level of wealth and type of town here. You’re really telling me a ton about where you live and your economic situation and not really considering anything else. It might be a big solution where you are but when my tiny library WiFi isn’t good enough for zoom meetings I need an actual alternative I guess I could try skipping town to go to my nearest co working space. But I’ll respond go your “you’re welcome” with a cordial thanks for the attitude and a bunch of options that are not necessarily applicable. But I wouldn’t really expect less from an entitled “don’t take your job interview in my coffee space.” Type person. Sometimes it’s the best option for people trying to get by. Sometimes people live near the coffee shop and don’t have a car. Sometimes a million things and situations that make it the best option in this hellscape. I’m sure your personal situation is different and all those evil meeting takers at your favorite coffee shop could just cross the street and go to the free super fast and private co-working space but that’s considering your situation a whole lot more than you’re doing mine.

        • CarnivorousCouch@lemmy.worldEnglish
          2 months

          Well yeah most of the time people are complaining online about things they see in their community spaces, they are referring to their own towns/settings

  • stermy4u@lemmy.worldEnglish
    2 months

    my rule is if strangers can figure out your job title from your coffee shop call, you’re doing too much

  • Scrubbles@poptalk.scrubbles.techEnglish
    2 months

    Sorry, couple of times it’s just been unavoidable. I do avoid it as much as possible, but I have a bus transfer that sometimes takes 45 minutes and there’s a coffee shop. The last one my boss’ boss wanted a sudden meeting, and well, it happened.

    • scarabic@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1 month

      Only a long list of very particular choices would leave you in a situation where it’s “unavoidable.” I don’t accept this excuse. Get your shit together.

  • Reygle@lemmy.worldEnglish
    2 months

    People who do anything other than acquiring coffee in coffee shops are untrustworthy.

    • forestbeasts@pawb.socialEnglish
      1 month

      Nah, coffee shops are also a great hangout space in general.

      We sometimes get a coffee, sit down with our laptop and chill for a couple hours, just to get out of the house. It’s pretty cheap and a nice change of pace compared to sitting at home.

      Not being loud or anything.

      – Frost

  • spaghettiwestern@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    2 months

    Was in a Trader Joe’s and this woman was practically shouting into her phone. Even worse, she had it on speaker and the woman on the other end was shouting back. Bad enough in the same isle, but then she walked up right next to me and they continued shouting into my ear. Well, if you’re going to be that rude…

    I looked at her and began hacking as loud as could which is really loud. When I paused the shouting resumed so I started hacking again. The look on her face when she shouted, “Ewwww!” and backed away was priceless.

    Perhaps not one of my finest moments, but one I will always treasure anyway.