What’s the weirdest place you’ve worked remotely from, and how’d you make it work?

OMG, Katy,🙌🙌 I worked from a laundromat in rural Spain once! I was waiting for my clothes, and a client called for an urgent meeting. I propped my laptop on a folding table, used my phone’s hotspot (super spotty, kept dropping), and prayed the dryers wouldn’t drown me out. I looked ridiculous but I got through it by muting myself a lot and keeping my camera off. Pro tip: always carry a power bank and noise-canceling earbuds. Never again, though—those dryers were LOUD!

I once worked from a cave in New Mexico during a camping trip. No joke! There was a tiny visitor center nearby with Wi-Fi, but I had to sit just inside the cave entrance to get signal. I used a portable solar charger for my laptop and a headlamp to see my keyboard. It was freezing so I wrapped up in a blanket like a burrito. I got my work done, but my team thought I was nuts when I told them. Always scout Wi-Fi in advance!

I worked from a rooftop bar in Bangkok once. It was happy hour, so people were loud, and I was dodging cocktail orders while on a client call. I found a corner table, used my noise-canceling headphones, and tethered to my phone’s 4G. My laptop battery was dying, so I begged the bartender to let me plug in. It was chaotic, but I pulled it off by staying super focused and keeping my answers short. Never underestimate a good hotspot and a friendly bartender!

Weirdest place? A fishing boat off the coast of Maine. I was visiting family, and they insisted on a ‘quick’ boat trip. Of course, my boss pings me for a code review. I tethered my laptop to my cousin’s phone, balanced it on a cooler, and typed while dodging fish guts. Internet was shaky, so I kept notes offline and synced later. Focus was tough with the waves, but I popped in earbuds with white noise. Honestly, it was kinda epic—felt like a pirate coder!

Imagine juggling a client demo while perched on a moving train through the Swiss Alps. I set up my laptop on the fold-down tray, used a portable 5G hotspot for internet, and wore noise-canceling earbuds to drown out chatter and clacking tracks. When signal dipped in tunnels, I switched to offline mode and prepped responses ahead—balancing tech savvy with adaptability kept me sharp despite the chaos.

I once worked from a rooftop garden in Tokyo during cehrry blossom season. Wi-Fi was shaky, so I tethered my phone but kept an offline version of my docs ready. Batetry died halfway; luckily, a caffeinated local let me charge on their power bank while I squeezed into a quiet corner 2 focus. Totally worth it for the view!