11 PM. Party in Bangkok. And I was still working.

It did not bother me.

I was at a start-up event in Bangkok. The event had ended, but there was a party going on. My phone rang at around 11 PM. One of my clients from the USA needed the campaign analysis report urgently.

I went out from the party, switched on my laptop, downloaded the report, and sent it to my client. A few minutes later, we were on a Zoom call.

Same venue, same night, but a different evening. Just my laptop and the cityscape of Bangkok.

This is what people do not understand about remote working. It is not about working from anywhere. It is about being available to the clients.

Today my clients are spread across India, the US, the UK, and other countries. It could be that I am in Bangkok, Dubai, or at home in Hyderabad. It does not matter to them.

If a client sends a message, I make sure I respond within 2 hours. Some people will argue that is too much, that you should have work-life balance. But I am committed to my clients.

That is part of the satisfaction of my job. And I do not mind it.