Debrett's releases working from cafe etiquette guide - YOU Magazine Fashion Beauty Celebrity Health Life Relationships Horoscopes Food Interiors Travel Sign in Welcome!Log into your account Forgot your password? Password recovery Recover your password Search Sign in Welcome! Log into your account Forgot your password? Get help Password recovery Recover your password A password will be e-mailed to you. YOU Magazine Fashion Beauty Celebrity Health Life Relationships Horoscopes Food Interiors Travel Home Life Debrett s has released an etiquette guide for the new work-from-home world By Sophie Hines - March 28, 2022 Don’t give dirty looks to crying babies or be a table-hogger. Those are just two of the main tips from Debrett’s new guide for the remote working world – specifically, the etiquette one should follow when working from a café. Getty The 253-year-old British institution has delved into this very modern phenomenon, with a new guide titled Cafe Rules for Digital Nomads. In it, Liz Wyse, Debrett’s etiquette adviser, explains that you should make sure you order food and drink regularly when working from a café, and always wear headphones when watching a video. ‘Cafes need turnover to make a profit, so you must not turn into a table-hogger, who nurses a single cup of coffee while other customers come and go,’ Debrett’s advises. ‘If you’re settling in for the long haul, order food and drink at regular intervals.’ You must also not get annoyed with people who are there for a café’s primary function: to socialise. ‘You must never look askance at your near neighbours because their animated conversation or crying baby is playing havoc with your concentration. That is your problem, not theirs,’ the advice continues. As for video calls, Debrett’s advises they are generally a no-go. ‘You should avoid video calls or conferences when you are working in a cafe, as you will look unprofessional,’ said Wyse. ‘You don’t want colleagues or clients to get the impression that you are casual about your work commitments. ‘If circumstances arise where you have no choice and have to join a video call, explain where you are and apologise for your backdrop. When you are not speaking always remember to mute the sound, otherwise you will deafen your colleagues with clattering coffee cups and chattering customers.’ Café owners have had a mixed reaction to the rise of hybrid-working culture. For some, it has meant extra business, but others have been forced to ban laptops at certain times. RELATED ARTICLESMORE FROM AUTHOR Everything we know about The Crown season 5 Aldi s exercise equipment is on sale with up to 50% off The best Halloween events for 2022 across the UK Popular in Life The You magazine team reveal their New Year s resolutions December 31, 2021 Susannah Taylor The TLC tools your body will love January 23, 2022 How to stop living in fear February 6, 2022 Susannah Taylor My pick of the fittest leggings February 27, 2022 Women’ s Prize for Fiction 2022 winner announced June 17, 2022 These BBC dramas are returning for a second series June 30, 2022 Susannah Taylor gives the lowdown on nature s little helper – CBD April 17, 2022 The baby names that are banned across the world April 27, 2022 The Queen has released her own emojis May 26, 2022 Sally Brompton horoscopes 27th June-3rd July 2022 June 26, 2022 Popular CategoriesFood2704Life2496Fashion2240Beauty1738Celebrity1261Interiors684 Sign up for YOUMail Thanks for subscribing Please check your email to confirm (If you don't see the email, check the spam box) Fashion Beauty Celebrity Life Food Privacy & Cookies T&C Copyright 2022 - YOU Magazine. All Rights Reserved