When you work remotely, things can get kind of weird. You start wearing really strange combinations of clothes. Singing to yourself becomes a regular occurrence because, y’know, no one is there to see or hear you mimicking Mariah Carey. Showering? Who needs showering?
There are definite perks to not commuting to an office everyday, but where does the balance lie? What would the ideal workplace be?
People often say things like ‘near the beach’ or ‘with sleeping pods for daytime naps’ or even just ‘with a decent coffee machine’. Well, I’ve come across somewhere with all of this…
Introducing The Surf Office. It’s a surf house located in Santa Cruz, California with co-working space for freelancers to come and work with others. It’s got a large communal work area with Skype conference rooms, a yoga room for post-work sessions, surfboard storage room because there’s a friendly reef break just 2 minutes walk away.
After work you can go for a hike, grab food from the organic supermarket down the road, head to the local brewery or just grab a drink in the surf house with your co-workers. The idea is you break up the monotony of a normal working day with fun, outdoor activities.
As someone who is now working remotely, this sounds like an awesome idea. It’s a chance to meet other people, get that work-life balance that we’re all hankering after. After all you can’t dance around in your pyjamas to the Frozen soundtrack with peanut butter on a spoon while co-working, can you…
The best news? They’ve got another Surf Office located in Las Palmas, Gran Canaria. So c’mon then Europeans, when are we going?
