Tried coworking at a beach cafe in Bali and got zero work done in 5 days

Thought working with ocean views would be amazing, but the WiFi dropped every 20 minutes and my laptop screen was useless in the sun. Learned I need a proper desk and four walls to actually focus. Anyone else fall for the beach office fantasy?

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kimr1020d ago

Yeah, the whole Bali digital nomad thing is SO overhyped. I tried it once with a "beach office" setup and spent more time chasing shade and fighting glare than actually working. The WiFi was garbage, and my laptop battery died way faster because the screen brightness had to be maxed out. Honestly, I'll take a boring windowless room with a solid connection over a "paradise" that makes me want to throw my laptop in the ocean.

lopez.simon20d ago

Dude, I feel your pain so hard lol. I was in Thailand for a month last year trying the same thing and ended up working from a dirty 7-Eleven parking lot because the connection was actually better there than at my "luxury" coworking space. The glare is brutal, I had my laptop angled like a tent and still couldn't see a thing. Honestly, I'd rather have a cubicle with a flickering fluorescent light than deal with that chaos again.

xena120d ago

Gotta push back on this one a little. My best month of remote work last year was from a tiny cafe on the beach in Mexico, but you have to plan for it. Brought a portable matte screen protector and a battery-powered fan, plus I scouted three backup spots with solid fiber before I even unpacked. WiFi drops are real, but that's what a local SIM card and tethering are for, solved my connection issues in under an hour.