Anonymous
Post 01/03/2025 18:39     Subject: Do you carry a handbag AND a work bag every day
I keep my keys etc in something like this https://www.hobobags.com/products/darcy-crossbody-in-polished-leather-natural

which I can also throw into my laptop bag.
Anonymous
Post 01/03/2025 18:08     Subject: Do you carry a handbag AND a work bag every day
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Do you need a work bag? Do you really need to bring your work laptop home every night? Do you have another device you could use at home for email, like an iPad? Everyone I know who brings their laptop to and from work every day are actually the most disorganized people I know, have a bottomless bit work purse and they admit they never actually use the zillions of things in said bag on a daily basis (including the laptop) - they just have best intentions. I rarely see men carrying laptops to and from work.


Absolutely everyone takes their laptops to and from work; this take is bonkers. No, you can't use your personal iPad for work.

I throw my purse-stuff in my bigger work tote (wallet, keys, etc.) and then I have a pouch in my work tote with some duplicate handbag/purse items (tampons, band aids, lip balm, hand cream, nail file, etc.). This makes it so the only things I have to switch back and forth are my wallet, keys, and phone. Sometimes I do take an extra tote for a change of shoes, extra coat/sweater, big water bottle, etc.


Uh, I generally don’t take my laptop back and forth (and use my home desktop when working from home). Different people are different! But agree with throwing everything into a work bag, even when I am carrying a laptop.
Anonymous
Post 01/02/2025 19:59     Subject: Re:Do you carry a handbag AND a work bag every day
I have a small purse and put that in my work bag. After several tries of nicer work bags, I realized all the execs were using the work supplied backpack (laptop carrier). I figured of it works for them, it should work for me. I started using that - which works well, especially on days I have a long walk to the metro.
Anonymous
Post 01/02/2025 11:29     Subject: Do you carry a handbag AND a work bag every day
Anonymous wrote:I use a neverfull for my laptop. I know there is a lot of hate for it but it is so indestructible. I have it in cream and fly a lot. It is shoved under the seat several times a week and still looks great even though I have had it for 4 years.

I also carry a smaller bag with my phone, wallet etc - my latest is a YSL puffer


+1 on the neverfull it is a dank and they are what use most days as a purse and just slide my laptop in.
Anonymous
Post 01/02/2025 11:19     Subject: Do you carry a handbag AND a work bag every day
small purse inside my backpack when I go to office
Anonymous
Post 01/02/2025 11:03     Subject: Do you carry a handbag AND a work bag every day
Anonymous wrote:Do you need a work bag? Do you really need to bring your work laptop home every night? Do you have another device you could use at home for email, like an iPad? Everyone I know who brings their laptop to and from work every day are actually the most disorganized people I know, have a bottomless bit work purse and they admit they never actually use the zillions of things in said bag on a daily basis (including the laptop) - they just have best intentions. I rarely see men carrying laptops to and from work.


Have you worked at all in the last 10 years? This is an extremely outdated take.
Anonymous
Post 01/02/2025 11:01     Subject: Do you carry a handbag AND a work bag every day
I carry both. But I finally got a small enough bag that I can put it into the tote. I rarely remember to do that though.
Anonymous
Post 01/02/2025 11:00     Subject: Do you carry a handbag AND a work bag every day
Yes. I have a very low profile work bag that only has enough space for a laptop and a couple of files. I carry that and a large handbag.
Anonymous
Post 01/02/2025 08:09     Subject: Do you carry a handbag AND a work bag every day
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I keep a smallish zip pouch with my (small) wallet, keys, essential makeup - toss into my work tote for work and into my mom bag or purse when I’m not leaving for work - never carrying more than one bag at once



This, but my smallish zip pouch has a removable crossbody strap. So if I go out to lunch or want to run an errand over lunch or on my way home, I can just carry the zip pouch and not the entire tote.


Me three. But, I always have a another bag as well, my lunch bag. I pack lunch every day...


Same. Sometimes I have four bags: work laptop bag, personal tote bag, purse/crossbody bag, and lunch. SO MUCH STUFF.
Anonymous
Post 01/02/2025 01:01     Subject: Do you carry a handbag AND a work bag every day
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I keep a smallish zip pouch with my (small) wallet, keys, essential makeup - toss into my work tote for work and into my mom bag or purse when I’m not leaving for work - never carrying more than one bag at once



This, but my smallish zip pouch has a removable crossbody strap. So if I go out to lunch or want to run an errand over lunch or on my way home, I can just carry the zip pouch and not the entire tote.


Me three. But, I always have a another bag as well, my lunch bag. I pack lunch every day...
Anonymous
Post 01/01/2025 23:43     Subject: Re:Do you carry a handbag AND a work bag every day
I carry both. I’m hybrid so I don’t want to go to the effort to streamline for the days I’m in office. I just carry both and deal with it.
Anonymous
Post 01/01/2025 21:53     Subject: Do you carry a handbag AND a work bag every day
Now that I have to bring my laptop back and forth, I just use one giant bag that can hold everything.
Anonymous
Post 01/01/2025 21:43     Subject: Do you carry a handbag AND a work bag every day
Anonymous wrote:I keep a smallish zip pouch with my (small) wallet, keys, essential makeup - toss into my work tote for work and into my mom bag or purse when I’m not leaving for work - never carrying more than one bag at once



This, but my smallish zip pouch has a removable crossbody strap. So if I go out to lunch or want to run an errand over lunch or on my way home, I can just carry the zip pouch and not the entire tote.
Anonymous
Post 01/01/2025 21:43     Subject: Do you carry a handbag AND a work bag every day
Anonymous wrote:I use a neverfull for my laptop. I know there is a lot of hate for it but it is so indestructible. I have it in cream and fly a lot. It is shoved under the seat several times a week and still looks great even though I have had it for 4 years.

I also carry a smaller bag with my phone, wallet etc - my latest is a YSL puffer


I'm a PP and my work bag is a Neverfull too. Agree it's super practical.
Anonymous
Post 01/01/2025 21:36     Subject: Do you carry a handbag AND a work bag every day
Anonymous wrote:Do you need a work bag? Do you really need to bring your work laptop home every night? Do you have another device you could use at home for email, like an iPad? Everyone I know who brings their laptop to and from work every day are actually the most disorganized people I know, have a bottomless bit work purse and they admit they never actually use the zillions of things in said bag on a daily basis (including the laptop) - they just have best intentions. I rarely see men carrying laptops to and from work.

Do you work at Luddite Central?