Tried coworking in a WeWork for 3 days vs a local cafe in Lisbon for a week

Xena Owens · 2026-07-11T10:45:03.988136+00:00

The WeWork had faster wifi but the cafe had actual people who would talk to me. After day two at WeWork I felt like I was back in a cubicle farm. Has anyone else found that coworking spaces kill the whole point of being a nomad?

wyatt523mo ago

Oh man, I totally get what you mean. I tried a coworking spot in Bangkok once and the silence was so loud I could hear someone breathing three desks away.

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caseym483mo ago

Wait, three days at a WeWork and you could already feel the soul leaving your body? That's brutal but honestly not surprising. Those places just feel like a glorified office park with better snacks.

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the_dylan2mo ago

Understand the feeling but those spaces give me the structure I need to actually get work done.

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