this post was submitted on 02 Aug 2023
112 points (97.5% liked)

Asklemmy

43993 readers
1636 users here now

A loosely moderated place to ask open-ended questions

Search asklemmy ๐Ÿ”

If your post meets the following criteria, it's welcome here!

  1. Open-ended question
  2. Not offensive: at this point, we do not have the bandwidth to moderate overtly political discussions. Assume best intent and be excellent to each other.
  3. Not regarding using or support for Lemmy: context, see the list of support communities and tools for finding communities below
  4. Not ad nauseam inducing: please make sure it is a question that would be new to most members
  5. An actual topic of discussion

Looking for support?

Looking for a community?

~Icon~ ~by~ ~@Double_[email protected]~

founded 5 years ago
MODERATORS
 

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?

(page 2) 5 comments
sorted by: hot top controversial new old
[โ€“] Num10ck 1 points 1 year ago

if you work isnt stressful but your workspace is, then it might be interesting.. but really shouldnt you just invest the energy and money into making your workspace better for you?

[โ€“] [email protected] 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.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

This really depends on the type of work you do, the deadlines, how far you go (timezone differences), how much you feel like missing out if you don't go out to explore.

If all you want is get away from the rain, then it might suit you. Now if you also want to explore and relax, it might get a bit more complicated

load more comments
view more: โ€น prev next โ€บ