Fiona Sichi

How co-working equals stability when everything else is changing

Going under the radar for a couple of years Fiona emerged at Community Breakfast and shared a story that most can relate to.

A Scots-woman to the roots Fiona brought Scottish whisky for Community Breakfast which kind of states that she is done with the under-the-radar-thing. By the end of her storytelling there is no doubt she is, as she suggested to arrange a traditional Cèilidh night of Gaelic folk music and dancing.

Fionas story is a story of love, adventure, making and changing plans, finding love of a new country while at the same time still feeling connected to her native roots and identity. And a story of finding support and inspiration in the co-working community when your nearest colleagues are almost 7000 km away.

Home is where the heart is

A user and now member of Republikken for almost 4.5 years Fiona had planned on trying lots of co-working spaces when she first came to Denmark with her then boyfriend. Republikken was her first pick and she has never looked for another community since. At first she only came once or twice a week or whenever she was goin crazy working from home but gradually she committed and eventually signed up for a membership.

Things didn’t workout between her and her boyfriend and a short stint back in the UK made Fiona realize she wanted to go back to Denmark — so she did, and while things changed both relationship- and workwise the co-working community became a stable part of her everyday as a remote worker in Copenhagen.

There is no doubt that co-working is one of the cornerstones in making life as a remote worker possible when listening to Fiona telling her story about leaving Scotland to eventually end up in Denmark.
Now working for an interior design company based in Dubai, being the one-woman office in Europe, she beams when she speaks of the benefits of having so many Republikken co-working colleagues for support and inspiration. Her work is clearly her passion and she is good at it but time difference, ZOOM meetings and design jobs for customers based in other parts of the world and with different cultures can be challenging.

Going under the radar for a couple of years Fiona emerged at Community Breakfast and shared a story that most can relate to.A Scots-woman to the roots Fiona brought Scottish whisky for Community Breakfast which kind of states that she is done with the under-the-radar-thing. By the end of her storytelling there is no doubt she is, as she suggested to arrange a traditional Cèilidh night of Gaelic folk music and dancing.Fionas story is a story of love, adventure, making and changing plans, finding love of a new country while at the same time still feeling connected to her native roots and identity. And a story of finding support and inspiration in the co-working community when your nearest colleagues are almost 7000 km away.Home is where the heart isA user and now member of Republikken for almost 4.5 years Fiona had planned on trying lots of co-working spaces when she first came to Denmark with her then boyfriend. Republikken was her first pick and she has never looked for another community since. At first she only came once or twice a week or whenever she was goin crazy working from home but gradually she committed and eventually signed up for a membership.Things didn’t workout between her and her boyfriend and a short stint back in the UK made Fiona realize she wanted to go back to Denmark — so she did, and while things changed both relationship- and workwise the co-working community became a stable part of her everyday as a remote worker in Copenhagen.There is no doubt that co-working is one of the cornerstones in making life as a remote worker possible when listening to Fiona telling her story about leaving Scotland to eventually end up in Denmark. Now working for an interior design company based in Dubai, being the one-woman office in Europe, she beams when she speaks of the benefits of having so many Republikken co-working colleagues for support and inspiration. Her work is clearly her passion and she is good at it but time difference, ZOOM meetings and design jobs for customers based in other parts of the world and with different cultures can be challenging.So why not just move to Dubai to be be part of the work community there and to get the support and inspiration from her closest colleagues? Because moving is not an option right now. Denmark is her home and she cannot imagine leaving. This is where her heart belongs right now. However the idea of having the freedom to be able to go anywhere and reap the benefits of not having a fixed desk (i more than one sense) is ever present and something Fiona appreciates.Luckily word has it the reaping benefits is not in the pipeline yet — apart from the ones of belonging to Republikken co-working community.Maybe it was the whisky, maybe something else — the canteen at Republikken hummed with a feeling of belonging on that Thursday morning at Community Breakfast. It reminded us that being part of a community and supporting each other can pave the way

So why not just move to Dubai to be be part of the work community there and to get the support and inspiration from her closest colleagues?

Because moving is not an option right now. Denmark is her home and she cannot imagine leaving. This is where her heart belongs right now.

However the idea of having the freedom to be able to go anywhere and reap the benefits of not having a fixed desk (i more than one sense) is ever present and something Fiona appreciates. Luckily word has it the reaping benefits is not in the pipeline yet — apart from the ones of belonging to Republikken co-working community.

Maybe it was the whisky, maybe something else — the canteen at Republikken hummed with a feeling of belonging on that Thursday morning at Community Breakfast. It reminded us that being part of a community and supporting each other can pave the way.