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Workation - nice or stupid? (imagevars.gulfnews.com)
submitted 1 year ago by Rullejorge@feddit.dk to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

I have recently received several ads on LinkedIn regarding workation. I am not sure if I think it sounds stupid or not.

I get the appeal of going south (I am from Denmark, we just had the most rainy summer ever recorded) and enjoy the weather, but at the same time it sounds like the perfect way to not enjoy your time abroad.

I work in a position where I could easily ask to work remote for a week or two, thus the targeting ad is correct that I am in the segment.

Any thoughts, experience or opinion on this?

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[-] jet@hackertalks.com 14 points 1 year ago

It's great. But you have to approach it differently than a vacation. You go to a different location, find a nice place to work, and work. On your downtime you can go out and explore. But don't push it. You need to focus on mostly working. And maybe on the weekends exploring. If you do that you'll have a great time.

But I think most people try to cram in a vacation in addition to working everyday. And they hate it. Because they're overloaded. Just think of it as working from a new place for a while. And it's got some interesting things to do. It's not a vacation opportunity you need to exploit to its fullest.

This goes double e so if you're traveling to be opposite side of the world and have time zone issues. Your work has to be your priority. So maintain that time zone. And don't try to stay up at weird times. It's going to impact your enjoyment of the workday

[-] jet@hackertalks.com 5 points 1 year ago

Have an international SIM card before you go. Like Google Fi. Or anything from Arlo.

Map out coworking spaces or coffee shops in the area where you're going to stay. Have at least two locations you could work from in case internet has issues.

Don't assume the hotel internet will be up to standard. It might be that'd be great. But don't depend on it. That internet can be very stressful for remote working

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