I used to hate coworking spaces until last month in Bangkok

Was at a cheap cafe in Chiang Mai. Laptop got knocked off the table by some kid. Screen cracked. Fully remote with no backup. Hated the idea of paying for a desk. But coworking space in Silom had lockers and insurance. Learned my lesson the hard way. Any of you guys use coworking spots full time?

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hart.taylor7d ago

Honestly... feel like you're making this way bigger than it needs to be. Yeah the kid knocking your laptop sucks but that's kind of just bad luck more than anything. Most cafes aren't full of kids running around knocking stuff over. Kinda sounds like you just picked a bad spot. I don't know, paying for a desk every month just because one thing went wrong feels like overkill to me.

eva_gibson7d ago

hart.taylor said "picked a bad spot" and yeah, that might be true. But I had the same thing happen to me twice in different places before I finally gave in and got a membership at a coworking space. Now I just show up, plug in, and nobody spills coffee on my keyboard or bumps my elbow. It's a little money but it's peace of mind, you know?