Rant: This whole 'work from a beach' photo trend is misleading new digital nomads

I see these Instagram shots of someone typing on a laptop with turquoise water behind them and it gives people the wrong idea. I've been working from coworking spaces in Medellin for 8 months now and maybe 10% of my day is actually fun exploring. The other 90% is bad wifi, hunting for power outlets, and trying to take a Zoom call without a dog barking or a blender going off in the background. Meanwhile new folks show up expecting paradise and burn out in two weeks because they can't separate the fantasy from the reality. Am I the only one who thinks we should be more honest about the boring grind part of this lifestyle?

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amy1549d ago

I booked a coworking space with a strict quiet hours policy and it saved my sanity.

hayden46610d ago

Man it's the same filter we put on everything these days. People post the highlight reel from their vacation but leave out the part where they spent an hour arguing with a hotel clerk about a broken AC. We're all selling a polished version of our lives and then wondering why everyone else feels like they're failing.