Have you worked in remote areas, restricted sites, or just unusual places that most people don’t get to see? What was it like?
Afternoon tea with the king of Tonga. (Very formal - tiny sandwiches with the crusts cut off, Limoges china.)
The most far-flung islands of Vanuatu, travelling with a medical team vaccinating against yaws. Amazing people, one of my favourite countries.
Down a coal mine. Hot, noisy, claustrophobic.
I did a 6 month field rotation at my first job, so I got to go see the products in a bunch of different environments, which was very cool. The literal “coolest” was in Appleton, WI in February. Had to borrow a block heater in the morning to get the rental RAV4 started… The best was ft Lauderdale, FL a couple weeks later, and only being allowed on site from 5-10pm meant a lot of beach time!
We also had some panels installed in the high freq trading server room at a large bank. Anytime I worked in the room, I was always escorted by armed security and a senior IT person, to make sure I didn’t break the money printing machines.