Well, it would be annoying as fuck to have someone come in maybe order 1 coffee and sit there for 6 hours working every single day. Also, most of these people are probably dicks doing actual meetings and disrupting everyone else. Archive: https://archive.today/g6doX From the post: >>Some coffee shops across the country are trying to keep remote workers from taking over, nixing WiFi and laptops to dissuade Zoom squatters from setting up shop. Why it matters: Many coffee spots have seen WFH-ers posting up for hours on video calls as they look for a "third space" that isn't their home office — causing overcrowding, affecting sales and detracting from a community feel. The big picture: While many companies are now enforcing return-to-work policies, remote work numbers are still higher now than they were pre-pandemic, per the Census.