Before the pandemic, remote work was still seen by many companies as a form of escape — almost a luxury reserved for digital nomads working from places like Bali, where coworking spaces had turned the “Island of the Gods” into “Silicon Bali.” For these young Westerners, telework offered what had become increasingly difficult to find at home: freedom, community and economic independence. Then Covid-19 changed everything. In just a few weeks, remote work became a necessity for millions of employees, revealing both its promises and its limits: flexibility, but also isolation, fatigue and the pressure of being constantly available. This report explores teleworking practices in Bali and Europe, before and after the pandemic, in a world where the workplace may never be the same again.**