Jakarta - Work Hard, Play Hard
Earlier in January this year, I was fortunate enough to visit some of my team in Jakarta. I currently work at a startup where b usiness travel is a rare occurrence given how responsible you have to be with budgets, but if you plan ahead (and make sure to spend the company’s money as if it’s your own), it’s definitely achievable. Not only would this be my first trip to Jakarta, it would be the first time I was meeting my extended team in person. Needless to say, being able to see firsthand how things are run locally , seeing the team face to face, being able to have work (and non-work) conversations around the desks and spending time together outside of the office over a delicious meal was an invaluable experience. Outside of office hours, though - the team had commitments which meant most of my nights would be free, so instead of being cooped up in my hotel room all nigh