Vent: I spent 6 months coworking in cafes before I tried a proper co-work space in Medellin

Dude I thought I was saving money by just buying a coffee and working from random spots. But the wifi was always trash and I kept buying snacks cuz I felt bad for taking up a table. First day at a real co-work spot in El Poblado I got more done in 3 hours than a whole week before. Anyone else stubborn about paying for a desk space?

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hayden_nelson8528d agoMost Upvoted

Hold up you spent SIX MONTHS doing that? That's wild man. I woulda lost my mind after like two weeks of spotty wifi and burning cash on overpriced muffins just to justify sitting there. The snack guilt is real though, I feel that. I bet you racked up some serious cafe bills without even realizing it. Glad you finally saw the light, El Poblado co-work spots are legit.

victor_jones9928d ago

Ha! @hayden_nelson85 nailed it with the snack guilt. I did the same thing for a month in Buenos Aires before I wised up. The muffin markup alone paid for my first month at a co-work spot. Spotty wifi is the real kicker though, you can't even get work done so you're just burning cash. I swear those cafes know exactly what they're doing with those tiny pastries. El Poblado is a game changer once you make the switch, no joke.

grantmartinez28d ago

The real thing nobody talks about is how those cafes actually throttle their wifi on purpose. I worked in a cafe in Medellin for a week before a barista let it slip that they cap bandwidth after an hour of heavy use. They want you buying coffee, not running a business from their tables. Your muffin money was the least of it honestly. Once you start paying for real coworking, you realize the coffee is usually better and way cheaper anyway. Plus the networking alone beats sitting next to someone's half-eaten croissant for six hours.