Chick
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I've been working from home for several years and while its great and I enjoy the flexibility it brings, it can sometime get a bit isolating
I've been going into the office (in Wolverhampton) one day a week to keep in touch with people and for a change in scenery etc but over the past few months the dynamic of the office has changed slightly, the people I used to want to catch up with are also working from home or on client sites and as there's no-one in the building I work in that is in the same department as me, I'm finding fewer reasons to go to the office
Earlier this week I had an appointment in town late morning (not work related) so thought I'd try working from the Swan coffee shop for a few hours beforehand and while it wasn't a perfect setup, a few hours sat with a coffee and a bacon bap with my laptop actually worked quite well, and made me think, as I live within walking distance of town if this is something I could start to utilise a bit more frequently, maybe once every other week or something
So my question, apart from the Swan, do people have any other recommendations for places to work for a few hours in town?
My requirements are decent wifi, as I need to attend conference calls (via a headset) including screen sharing, not too loud for the same reasons, open from 9am (as once I've started work at home I'm pretty sure I'll be reluctant to up sticks and head into town) and has decent coffee so Starbucks is vetoed
I wondered about Pastiche, the Grove or the Soup Kitchen but I can't recall what their wifi is like, or even if they have any
I've been going into the office (in Wolverhampton) one day a week to keep in touch with people and for a change in scenery etc but over the past few months the dynamic of the office has changed slightly, the people I used to want to catch up with are also working from home or on client sites and as there's no-one in the building I work in that is in the same department as me, I'm finding fewer reasons to go to the office
Earlier this week I had an appointment in town late morning (not work related) so thought I'd try working from the Swan coffee shop for a few hours beforehand and while it wasn't a perfect setup, a few hours sat with a coffee and a bacon bap with my laptop actually worked quite well, and made me think, as I live within walking distance of town if this is something I could start to utilise a bit more frequently, maybe once every other week or something
So my question, apart from the Swan, do people have any other recommendations for places to work for a few hours in town?
My requirements are decent wifi, as I need to attend conference calls (via a headset) including screen sharing, not too loud for the same reasons, open from 9am (as once I've started work at home I'm pretty sure I'll be reluctant to up sticks and head into town) and has decent coffee so Starbucks is vetoed
I wondered about Pastiche, the Grove or the Soup Kitchen but I can't recall what their wifi is like, or even if they have any
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