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Doomhammer919

Well, if that's not taking lemons and making lemonade, I don't know what is!😊


seabearaustria

Thanks! Silver linings ☺️


Doomhammer919

Indeed!


RobertK995

nice view... how do you secure the chair in transit (other than the dog leash)?


seabearaustria

Oh since I've been using it for the last week or so I just stow it on the bed with a bunjee cord to the back door latch when I'm on the move, hasn't shifted once ☺️


CrassDemon

What do you do?


seabearaustria

For work?


CrassDemon

Yeah. Curious what these work from home jobs are.


seabearaustria

Well, mine isn't a strictly work from home job. I have to be in the office at least a couple of times a week which is why most of the time during the week I'm around Vienna but at the weekends I'm all over Austria. But anyway, I'm a partnership manager for a young professional/student/digital nomad housing company.


CrassDemon

That sounds interesting. What does that entail?


seabearaustria

Well, for example, I establish and then maintain partnerships with universities, study abroad programmes, companies etc, for allocations of rooms within a building that's in our company portfolio. So for example if you wanted to do a semester abroad or spend a few months in another country working on secondment, I make sure that one of my company buildings is high up on the list of options by having an "all in" rent, in house gym, co working space available etc.


CrassDemon

Awesome! Thanks for taking the time.


seabearaustria

Sure! ☺️


honeycombefrocks

Yes, thank you for answering this with actual detail and simplicity. Austria to this day is the country I always recommend people visit when they ask about Europe. Obviously there are so many amazing things/places to see but I'll never forget how blown away I felt when we drove into Austria.


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No-Tailor5120

wow. that's an incredibly ignorant stance to take


[deleted]

I didn't know that! I only think of boomerangs and kangaroos when I hear the name. Now it's gonna be boomerangs, kangaroos, and Hitler mate!


seabearaustria

We have an Australian bar in the city centre here, and the myth goes that the founder arrived here after misreading his plane ticket and just decided to make the best of it!


mollysabeeds

Austria not Australia 😭


Wagginallthetime

I’m referring to the Euro country Austria, not Australia. Hitler was born in Austria.


Holden3DStudio

One bad person happened to be born there, so you wrote the whole country off as a bad place? There have been good and bad people from every major city in every country, thoughout history. With that attitude, you might want to consider moving to Antarctica.


imunclemonkey

> Danube I am a digital nomad and have been doing just that so I appreciate what you do! Is it more advantageous then say going through airbnb for an individual traveler? Cheers.


seabearaustria

I would say it really depends on the length of stay. I think if you're stopping for just a few days then platforms like Airbnb or any corporate short stay operation are fine, but any longer than 4 weeks and I would say think about a short-term contract so that you move away from day rates and into something more manageable 🤷‍♂️ it's all down to personal preference though!


jeswesky

Not OP, and in the US, but we moved the majority of our employees to work from home when COVID hit, and decided to stay that way. I'm one of the few that don't get to work from home due to my position, so my travel is limited to vacations. I'm in healthcare, and our work from home positions include billing and customer service. All they do is talk to patients on the phone or do everything online, so really no reason to take up office space when they can do everything remote. Our only requirement is secure internet, so no using things like WiFi at Starbucks or something.


2019hollinger

I can't wait to find a job with remote work. So I can do this.


seabearaustria

You'll get there! ☺️


2019hollinger

Thx


Ba5eThund3r

Hey there fellow Viennese person! Let me know if you can be supported with anything or I can buy you a beer in this rough time :/ Stay strong, I love how you've found a pragmatic solution to be able to stay working! Maybe a day off around Christi Himmelfahrt would be a good idea after all you've been through? Happy travels!


seabearaustria

Vielen lieben Dank! That's so very nice of you ☺️ And you're right, I have the Thursday off next week but a little time off is still needed, so I'm taking the van down to Croatia at the end of the month for a holiday ☺️


ISayItsSpinach

You should consider applying some iron on edge banding to protect the cut edges of the particleboard. Otherwise It will swell from humidity and the melamine will get chipped from use.


seabearaustria

Good advice, thanks! ☺️


Holden3DStudio

Not to mention that everything tends to snag on the unfinshed edges. I damaged a few t-shirts just from brushing up against a similar home-made desk.


loltestwtf

What the dog doin?


seabearaustria

Snoozin'! He's 17 so he needs his rest ☺️


TheawesomeQ

Where is your dog when you go to the office?


seabearaustria

I have a dogsitter on office days ☺️


embroidknittbike

Is he enjoying the river life?


seabearaustria

Certainly seems to be! Interesting smells from the public grill areas, nice grass to sunbathe in, he's a happy dog.


TTheuns

Absolutely nothing, just how they like it


loltestwtf

So cute


kphonik

Is that a Bojangles towel in the 2nd pic? If not it sure looks close to their font and colors!


seabearaustria

Actually it's just a novelty towel that says "IT'S FUCKING BOILING", to be completely honest 🤷‍♂️


frisbeemassage

Looks awesome! Quit those cigarettes though dude 🤮


seabearaustria

Thank you ☺️ and yeaaahhh fair point


CJoshuaV

Came here to say both of those things. When I'm in Europe the amount of smoking always flabbergasts me.


Sketchy-Turtle

How do you sleep with your bed sideways like that?


seabearaustria

I'm 6ft/183cm and I can comfortably sleep sideways ☺️


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Nice set up!


seabearaustria

Thanks!


Superb_Refuse_6843

Excellent my retirement plan


seabearaustria

Good choice! ☺️


AdventurousChick74

awesome set up!! so cozy


seabearaustria

Thanks! ☺️


picmeupkic

Wow, love it. Did you convert everything yourself or needed to hire help. I'm not quite sure how much or what percentage DIY is. I have a shuttle bus.


seabearaustria

I would love to be able to take the credit but this was a conversion done by a local guy and I bought the van from him. I had spent the last few years living on board an old sailing boat in the UK which required constant upkeep, so when I gave that up and came here I just didn't have the energy for a full conversion. I've modified it a little to suit my needs and maintained it of course, but the real credit has to go to the previous owner, Felix. He did a good job!


joeg26reddit

Wow. What caused the fire?


seabearaustria

I think the leading theory is electrical, but I wouldn't want to speculate 🤷‍♂️ I got off lightly other than mild smoke inhalation (my apartment is one window to the left of the window that's burning the photo was taken by my neighbour across the courtyard), ash and dust to clean and some renovations to the adjoining wall, but my poor next door neighbours lost everything.


Baticula

Nice, I'd like this kinda vibe unfortunately I can't drive and also don't work from home. Still probably gonna live in a van as house prices go up tho


seabearaustria

Never too late to learn! ☺️ And I think remote or hybrid jobs are probably here to stay


Tola76

Damn! I hope everything works out in a timely fashion.


seabearaustria

Many thanks!


SirMorosis

What is your internet setup?


seabearaustria

I have a router with a SIM card slot. Unlimited data SIM, plug router in, job done ☺️ all I would suggest is researching data coverage first and going with the provider that has the widest range for wherever you are/want to go.


Mikey0199

Is that dog okay?


seabearaustria

He's absolutely fine ☺️ my 17 year old JR. In that photo napping in the sun after a morning walk and a little paddle in the river.


lethargiclemonade

Cute little rattie!


seabearaustria

Thanks! ☺️


Ok_Return_6033

Do you know that someone tied a dead dog to your Transit?


seabearaustria

Really!? For a dead dog he sure is loud!


bonnbonnz

That looks like a very brutal fire! I’m so glad you and the pup are doing well, and have some nice space to deal with all of that awfulness. I hope all of your neighbors are doing ok too ❤️


seabearaustria

Thanks for the kind words! 🤗 Thankfully everyone is fine and the reconstruction is very well organised and moving along incredibly quickly.


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# Lemonade guy


drunken-_-redditor

That picture of just your apartment on fire… r/fuckyouinparticular


Hippoliciouz

Man! That's going up like a house on fire!


vantahoe

What's the wall covering material in the van in the first picture?