“Working at a cafe” – Cafes cry out in distress over the problem of people “staying too long” over a cup of coffee – the sad reality that “80％ of people are cafe workers”
“Working at a cafe” Shops scream over “overstaying” over a cup of coffee – the sad reality of “80% of cafe workers” | aera dot. 2024/09/24/ 16:00 Ayumu Koyama Table of Contents Page 1 – “Get out of the way” – “10 hours for a cup of coffee and cake” Page 2 – Half a day for a cup of coffee… Cafes struggle with turnover – Should we raise prices or set time limits? Page 3 – 80% of stores are cafe workers – “This place was a bad location” It’s no longer unusual for people to work in cafes. The number of cafes equipped with power outlets is also increasing. Although the COVID-19 pandemic has ended and the number of customers should have increased, the number of cafes going bankrupt in 2023 reached a record high. Is it okay to work in a cafe? [Actual photo] Cafe workers “occupy”… The cafe screams at people for staying too long for a cup of coffee, and signs are also posted *** “Get out of here” – they click their tongues A small cafe in Tokyo on a certain day in September. I can hear the hectic sound of keyboard tapping. “On days when I work remotely, I can’t concentrate at home, so I go to a cafe,” said a 28-year-old man who works for an IT company and was working on a computer. “When I’m at the office, I’m asked to do odd jobs and end up not being able to do my own work. At a café, you can concentrate just the right amount, and once you’ve ordered a cup of coffee, you can stay there forever.” A cup of coffee at this shop costs 420 yen. He said he spent about four hours at the cafe. However, he feels out of place. One time, he was working at a Starbucks in Shibuya for about two hours when “a lot of people glared at him.” Some young people who seemed to be looking for a seat clicked their tongues and told us to move quickly. Since then, he says, “I try to choose cafes in places where there are as few people as possible,” but even in this case, “I didn’t get direct permission from the staff.” 10 hours for a cup of coffee and a cake Workers and students alike feel the “strong winds” in cafes. A post on x in June this year stating that “studying in cafes is facing strong opposition” became a hot topic, garnering 13,000 likes to date. Web designer Kumi Watanabe (40) is also a heavy cafe worker. On average, they stay at the same cafe for 3 to 4 hours, but sometimes they stay for more than 10 hours. “I can’t come up with any ideas if I stay at home, so I do it outside.”
Do you feel guilty after being out there for more than 10 hours? “I feel a little guilty, so sometimes I add a cake. However, if you add a cup of coffee for 500 yen and a cake, the total comes to less than 1,000 yen. This creates an environment where I can concentrate, so I can’t quit.” A source from a magazine specializing in restaurant management points out the change in demand for cafes. At one cafe, 80% of the employees became cafe workers. Regular customers who came for coffee said they felt uncomfortable staying there = September 2012, photo by Koyama Ayumu Next page The reason for the highest number of bankruptcies ever (omitted) (Aeradot. Editorial Department, Koyama Ayumu) ※See source for full text. *Previous thread (★12024/09/24 (Tue) 18:17:00.13).
I don’t understand the nerve of people to stay there for a short time just to order a cup of coffee. It’s the same with other restaurants, but if there’s nothing left to eat or drink, I feel bad and leave.
People who work at Starbucks have to close their laptops and take their belongings and glasses to the bathroom when they need to pee, and when they come back they put the glasses on the table to show they’re a private customer. Isn’t that inefficient?
>>27 Maybe some people leave their computers there just for a little while. It’s possible because Japan has good public safety, but if the computer gets stolen, customer information and other things would be leaked everywhere.
>>33 In some places, teleworking is still the norm
I think people want a place where they can work cheaply to save on utility bills, such as air conditioning at home, and to avoid accidentally watching TV or taking naps There are people who steal toilet paper from commercial facilities, so stingy people are stingy to the max.
>>48 I don’t think you should stay long enough to feel guilty, but common sense would dictate that an hour is the limit for staying for just one cup of coffee.
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