The single worst day I've had in 6 months of remote work

Last Tuesday in a coworking space in Medellin, the internet went down at 10 AM and didn't come back until 4 PM. I had a client call at 11 that I couldn't miss, so I ran to a cafe 3 blocks away only to find their WiFi was slower than dial-up. Ended up taking the call on my phone sitting on a curb next to a fruit stand, trying to sound professional while a guy yelled about avocados behind me. Has anyone else had a day where everything just falls apart despite trying your best?

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scott.drew7d ago

Used to think remote work was easy until days like this.

johnson.faith7d ago

Richard is right that six months between bad days is pretty sweet compared to the office grind, but calling WiFi problems "just bad luck" kind of misses the point. When your whole setup depends on stable internet, a crash isn't just an inconvenience - it grinds everything to a halt with no backup option. Office workers have IT support and hardwired connections, not a router that decides to act up during a client call. Avocado guy or not, you still salvaged the situation and got through it, which is more than can be said for some office days where you just sit there waiting for someone to fix the printer. The flexibility of remote work is great, but it comes with its own kind of stress that office people don't always get.

richard_anderson7d ago

Seems like a rough six hours but calling it the worst day in six months actually sounds like pretty good luck overall. Most of us in traditional offices have entire weeks like that, not just a single afternoon with bad WiFi. You still made the call happen, dealt with the avocado guy, and probably have a funny story to tell now.