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Workation - nice or stupid? (imagevars.gulfnews.com)

submitted 1 year ago by Rullejorge@feddit.dk to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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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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[–] HobbitFoot@thelemmy.club 1 points 1 year ago

Through reasons I didn't completely plan, I've had this happen to me twice, so I've had a little experience with it.

It sucks.

First time, the room didn't have a desk, so I had to deal with a mix of issues trying to get a place to work. I wasn't working full time, but I was working enough while still having to fight the urge to get up and go on vacation.

Second time, I had places to work while I was away, but I was still dealing with the issue of wanting to get up and enjoy myself where I was. I also bore costs to me alone to pay for my ability to work.

The only way I see it work is if you have enough mental discipline to work wherever or there is a firm understanding that the quantity of work is going to decrease.

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